no one is too small

i'm going to be okay because i can remember

i was created out of love

i was taught out of hope

& i know that people are inherently good

& i know that people are not their bodies

i retain faith in the universe unfolding as it should

i believe i have a purpose in this world

we are here to improve

we are here to change

we are here to create

we are here to let go

we are here to love

we are here to be someone all on our own

& one day i hope to embrace her again

& one day i hope to hear him sing to me again

but i will embrace my children & sing to them

i will teach them everything i was taught

& show them that love exists beyond death

as mine will never waiver

it won't falter

it's true because i continue

i know that's what they want me to do

i'll let them know that's what i want them to do

i'll be waiting because i know i'm waited for

i will live my life graciously

i will live my life unapologetically

so they can too

& people will follow suit

no one will die in vain