On her walk,
she treaded the path,
brainstorming the incident
and facing the aftermath.
Along came a man,
walking on his own,
little did she have in mind,
this is someone she had known.
βWhy the long face?
why the tears,
why the chin so low?
May you open your ears?β
She replied,
βI wish I cold tell you,
but I really donβt know.
Who I am or where I belong.
I thought I loved myself
but perhaps I am wrong.β
The man looked at her
astonished by her
honesty,
he could see that she needed to be
told she was fine and deserved to be
happy.
βOh the places youβll go,
That is a book I wrote Iβm sure
You must know?β
βYes,
I read it as a child,
When it was okay to be
Fun, crazy, and wild.
Wait a second,
Dr. Seuss,
is it you?!
I read your books growing up,
and the meanings were oh so
true!β
βI love your feedback,
very genuine, you raise the bar.
Now whatβs wrong with who, or how you are?
Do they say you take it too far?β
βI lose friends every year.
I come off as too strong,
I lose control when I go out
and they say I no longer belong.
I then get excluded and I spend weekend nights alone,
I donβt want it to be this way,
I want to show everyone I have grown.
Iβm the reason drama happens but I only want to
Have fun.
I told them I love myself,
And they told me to
go away,
Run.β
βWho is they?
Might I ask,
Youβre like the
βCat in the hat.β
But the mess gets cleaned up
in the end,
You just have to say,
βYes I did that.ββ
Knowing when to draw the line
Is just as important
As knowing how to have
A real good
Time.β
βThatβs the thing,
I donβt know when.
I think Iβm being too loud
But when Iβm quiet
I feel drowned.
I feel like I have only myself,
Iβm like the Grinch,
Iβm alone on a mountain so angry
I have no help.
No friends,
nobody loves me,
wants me,
invites me,
they tell me theyβve had enough,
my frustration is as high as the sky.
I hate having no one
I donβt know how much more
I can try..β
βMy goodness,
youβre so upset,
Iβm sorry this is how you feel.
Now this may sound ironic what I am to tell you,
but you are the one who makes it
real.
You are loved
You just have to accept,
You have some work to do
But you must let go of
Regret.β
βMr. Seuss,
I live alone and I never sweep my floor.
I give my friends space,
But they always ask for more.β
βBut youβre in control,
You just need to note,
Your confidence is there,
Now anchor your boat.
Take the anchor out of the ground
When youβre ready to go somewhere new.
Be a captain,
I see a leader in you.
Do you remember Horton?
The elephant that heard a βWho.β
If you spend time solo,
Someone like a βwho,β
Will call for you.
Theyβll need you.
Theyβll want you,
Theyβll be there for you
Too.
As Horton Said himself,
βA personβs a person no matter how small.β
The little βwhoβsβ told Horton he did nothing
but save them all!
Sometimes we people hear what we donβt want,
But think of it as honesty and then you let it go and you show them what you got,
Like,
βYou must not hop on pop.β
Or,
Your heart may grow and youβll be surrounded for a Christmas Dinner.
You are not a loser,
You are a winner.β
βThank you, Dr. Seuss,
Iβm no longer on the loose.
I may have had illogical moments,
But I have so many things to choose.
I may have had a loss,
but I am for now on proud to be alive,
there will sometimes be a cost,
but this is my life,
I am the boss!
Iβm continuing my walk now,
I really needed this encounter with you,
Thank you for your words of wisdom,
And I will wait to hear from my βwho.ββ
βNow I wish you the best of luck,
My sweet dear.
I love that you live a life of lessons,
And have nothing to fear.
Your rules are your own,
You know what you are after,
βThose who mind,
Donβt matter,
Those who donβt mind,
Matter.β
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
Youβre off to great places,
youβre off and away.β
βAnd I am the person
who will decide where I
go.
Goodbye Dr. Seuss,
youβre a true friend,
I just have to move on and go forward
this story will never end!
You are a good man
and a blessing of a
βWho.β
Right now,
this moment,
I will start happening
too.
Thank You.β
Works Cited
Seuss, Dr. Horton Hears a Who! New York, Random House, 1954.
---. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. New York, Random House, 1991.
---. Oh, the Places You'll Go! New York, Random House, 1990.