Keeper of Strays

Pink hair glittering in daylight, Sun shades resting on your crown; You walk in like weather shifting And the lost souls gather round. You have always kept a doorway For the hearts with nowhere safe; For the animals and people Who arrive already frayed. You always make room, You hold tight and fast, You give so much more Than you ever ask. Keeper of hearts, keeper of strays; Forging beauty from splintered flame. You gather all the broken souls And still call them all by their name. Keeper of strays, keeper of love; Fae-heart, owl-eyes, fierce, true, and kind. You carry so much of the world And yet still leave sparkles behind. You build worlds out of sound and art, You make shapes the dark can trust. You turn memory into color, You turn sorrow into dust. You love hard, e’en when it’s thorny. You speak plain, e’en when it stings. But the ones who really know you — Know the gold within your wings. You stand tall and true, Wings creating light; Your sparkle keeps watch Throughout the long night Keeper of hearts, keeper of strays; Forging beauty from splintered flame. You gather all the broken souls And still call them all by their name. Keeper of strays, keeper of love; Fae-heart, owl-eyes, fierce, true, and kind. You carry so much of the world And yet still leave sparkles behind. For ev’ry room the fire claimed, And ev’ry ache you never named; For ev’ry time you lost your heart, And still got up and loved again. Keeper of hearts, keeper of strays Forging beauty from splintered flame You gather all the broken souls And still call them all by their names. Keeper of strays, keeper of love Fae-heart, owl-eyes, fierce, true, and kind May the love you give so freely Find its way back into your life. Pink hair, Fae light, Owl eyes Still bright