The next time somebody tells me that "I am not good enough"
I will take a fashion magazine and tape it to their eyes
That way every moment of their day
They will see that there are people who spend their whole lives
trying to be "good enough"
Every day, there are people
who drown themselves in makeup
bathe in societal standards
just to get a millimeter closer
to perfect
an ounce closer
to "good enough"
The next time somebody tells me that "My life sucks."
I will give them a glass
of a starving child tears
and tell them to swim
in an ocean of that starving childs faith
Maybe then they can taste
what struggles taste like
and drown in inspiration
maybe then, their life won't really suck
The next time somebody tells me that "I am alone."
I will tape their hands to mine
I'll give them an umbrella, and run outside
I'll tell jesus to turn on the clouds
because when it rains
raindrops are never alone
I'll tell them "You are a raindrop"
and we will rain together
like a storm
of optimism and hope and strength
Isn't it wierd
how someone always has it harder?
But isn't it beautiful
how I'll always be there?
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The next time somebody tells me
PoetryA short poem about how people let small societal issues impact them more than how it should