'You Have To Believe There Is Reason For Hope' by Ravyn LaRue

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