To Lin-Manuel Miranda
The man that hold his words tightly
And uses them deliberately
To carve a memory out of a history
that we all too easily
forget to remember.
To a man,
who like the character he portrays,
is full of life and buoyancy,
He moves with a heartbeat,
he steps with a pulse,
he breathes with rhythm
he writes for no results
other than to make every word,
A story, be heard.
To a man who wants to make a difference
in a world were the citizens
of his his nation
have forgotten that this is
where they came from.
To give them a past to look back on,
so that we may see how far we've moved on,
in hopes that it will give us strength
to face the dawn
that is rising faster than we thought.
To a man who inspires people,
Not just young but old,
Every hue from black to white,
Meek hearts and voices bold
To live with vigor.
With passion
With purpose.
To Lin-Manuel Miranda...
A man who took a shot and
Found the moon and the stars and whole new universe to chart.
May the words never cease to find you,
and may stories always take you to places where life and beauty awaits.
SK
