What I want out of life

is to be kind enough

to make up for all the unkindness

I’ve witnessed and felt

and I want to gather up all the children and say

 

“My dear ones,

you do not have to be like this

please don’t imitate awfulness

because as meek as kindness and softness may seem

it’s the strongest thing I could ever ask of you

and I love you

and I don’t want you to hurt one another

though as hard as we may try

humans always hurt each other

but please, my darlings,

just try your very best

because I believe in you

and I love you all so much”

 

Perhaps that means I should be a teacher

since as hard as I may try

I’m not as good as writing children’s books

but as Fredrick Douglass said,

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

 

And it means the world

to many others as well as I

that one should be the person they needed

when they weren’t strong and were struggling

and I’ve been lucky enough to have heroes

who’s belief in me kept me going

and I assure you

if you are reading these words

I believe in you

and I love you

I promise