WE...

I think often about us. about our similarities as well as our differences.

I think a lot about what it is to be human, and what it means to be alive.

I realize we are plagued by ourselves.

Our own systems, statuses, and obsessions with separation,

More often than not we fail to realize our differences are what make us who we are

we are nothing alike and one in the same

we are spread all across this planet but we are here together

And no race, religion, class, or color

will shadow a truth that this earth was gifted to us all

I try to remind myself

there is a story behind each set of eyes,

a foreign perspective within each mind,

and I am no better or worse, just different

there is something to learn from everything

there is something to love in everyone

and love, as cliched as it’s become, is what will save us all

we have an opportunity here to save the world

not one man or a grouped many,

but all of us, each person a small part of a larger whole

we will not be jaded by the pain this world has caused

we will lead with love

each of us superheroes without capes

flying in to save the day

not from burning buildings or falling bridges

but from ourselves

I know, it is hard to be kind to a world that has not been kind to you

It’s much easier to grow cold when warmth is treated as weakness

But look into the eyes of a child who has been raised with love

You will see everything it takes to save this planet

The death of humanity will be our loss of humanity

this life is entirely yours to live

but you share this experience with everything that is alive with you

Find comfort knowing you have never been nor will you ever be alone

We are here together

We have built societies that ration happiness by class

We have built classes that create machines out of souls

We have lost sight of what it means to be human,

We only open our eyes to those who fit within these circles we were assigned,

We are losing grip of our own humanity.