Careful with this,
my only one.
You are not delicate,
but you are singular.
There has never been,
nor will there be another
quite like you;
you were made different.
The world out there
will tell you you’re the same
as any of the others
in their brood,
but lies are cut in
everything they say,
they don’t want you
to know the truth.
They want you to join them
in their drunken ballet
of tortured misery.
They’ll tell you it’s great,
and while berating the same,
explain why it’s okay
not to be.
Outraged at this world.
Cynical and worse.
Crisis actors
looking for their next role,
the next disaster,
to throw themselves on the floor
and beg of you,
and plead with you
to join them in their milieu.
You are something else,
set aside
in your purpose.
Child of a guiding light.
Keep your head up
above the surface.
They’re gonna try to pull you down.
They’re gonna try to drown you
and your dreams
for standing out.
For speaking out,
for looking around,
but it will be
in your nature
to shine a light into the dark,
and live
as thought you will never die.
Even when you do,
the world will know more truth,
than if you stood aside,
amongst the unkind.
Never close your eyes.
Never apologize
for living your life.
HG – 2022
