i can't tell if my mother is
terrified or in love with
my father it all
looks the same

i flinch when you touch me
i fear it is him

Once I said to my father, 'Why do you want me?'

I still think that's the bravest thing I've ever done.

Keep your heart wide open and you’ll be received with open hearts — not by everyone, but to be received by one open heart is more than worth the journey.

you left
and i wanted you still
yet i deserved someone
who was willing to stay

Daughter, we didn't need your note - or a prince's visit - to tell us you'd done nothing wrong. We know the daughter we raised. We fear for your future, but never for your character. You take our love and our trust wherever you wander.
Father.

Antonia! This is your father speaking. Unless you've swooned onto the floor, I expect you to get yourself out here immediately.