Girls like you

were born

to tame dragons,

to fight wars,

to lead armies.

Girls like you

were created

to swallow darkness,

to quell monsters,

to destroy obscurity.

Girls like you 

were given

life to bring tempest,

to hail gazes,

unto their enemies.

Don’t let a king

or a prince

or a fairytale

tell you you are smaller than that

or who you are meant to be.