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The morning takes its first breath
As night slowly fades away.
There is a sort of serenity as
Bood-red colors sweep across the sky.
Everything is breathing again.
The grass and trees reach upward,
Waiting for the time when they will
Once again receive attention.
Birds chirp happily at the
Arrival of their old friend.
Animals climb out of their holes
And wait for the warmth to
Fall upon them once again.
We shall come alive once more
On this day,
Feel the sun on our skin,
Experience nature,
And then shut down again
When the night falls.
As I finally rise
And stroll to the window,
Greeting the day,
I frown for a moment as I realize
That there is so much wrong here
On this planet.
There will be so many crimes today
So much pain,
(deathdestructionchaos)
Such suffering.
(icannotdoathingaboutit)
(myfault)
But, at the same time,
There will be something great.
Lives will begin and
Someone will fall in love and
Life will be lived.
I know I just need to do
Whatever I possibly can
To make sure that people are happy.
They need to know they're adequate
(theyneedtoknowtheyarenotlikeme)
And that they matter
(eventhoughidonot)
And that somebody cares for them,
That they will be listened to.
I need to radiate something good.
The floorboards creak
While I cross the room and
Look into the mirror.
(friendless)
(notprettyenough)
The smile comes easily enough,
The one thing that I hope others see.
Maybe it'll make a small change.
(notasingleone)
(noonewillnoticeorcare)
That's all I hope.
Crossing the threshold takes a minute
But I manage anyway.
As I head to the bathroom
And get ready for the day
(whatisthepoint)
The birds sing a song of motivation.
Reminding me that
I now need to put my feelings away.
It's finally time to radiate.
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Radiate
PoésieIn which a teenager finds the need to make other people feel good so great that she tends to forget about herself in the process. Also, in which a teenager notices and tries everything he can to let her know that she can shine just as brightly as ev...
