To the gifted

You are a beautiful gift
I hope you live to see it and live in it’s beauty
With pure love and full joy
If you have forgotten or still unaware
You are loved
Even if the reflection in the mirror is dull now
One day you will see the colors of your light
You are loved

Your smile reflects your intellect
I hope you learn from its wisdom
Your eyes pierce through with a different glare
I hope you find it again when you finally tilt up
Your mind is a world yet to be explored
I hope you never let it be too far gone

Wow the things you are yet to deliver as part of your purpose
May the fresh air carry your wings
Even if you currently wear your heart in a place where you cannot even hear the echoes
Remember that you are loved
Your life has a plan that only you can fulfill

You might have stumbled along the way
Who doesn’t
But we keep going
The way is forward
The end result is ahead
No glitch has to be the end of you
As you orchestrate along your path
Plant seeds of life
Don’t remain too fixated on your current stumbling block because it too shall pass

May you live long enough to laugh at yourself in the near or distant future
May you grow to witness your identity reflect the next pillar of strength for the up coming versions of you

Yes, I too remember when I felt out of place
Perhaps better out of this place
I too held the idea of my own demise
We are the great creators
In our hands, life and death contest
Who will have the upper hand

Here I reach out to you
And give you a lift
Handing you life
Help me carry the gift of life
Be the beautiful gift of life
Lend me your hand
To walk with others like us

With identities that seek refining
On the quest of redefining
The unconventional
Creating a new language
Building a new body
of work
Of art
Or words
Of us

Bold and daring enough to break and rebuild
Privy to receive love from the bosom that says
“I’ve got your back
Every step of the way
Remember that I exist
I am here for you
Where your heart is safe
and your tears are free”

With the journey that I have walked
I know tomorrow holds tears of joy for you too
Just hold on and take the next step
I want to see you become the next helping hand

Help me limit the number of obituaries that carry names like ours
Help me send flowers received while they live
Help change the narrative of “gone too soon”
God’s second chance be witnessed and cherished
With forgiving hearts
And healing smiles
Freely sharing genuine love