The world is full of hate.
Black versus White.
Cops versus unarmed teens.
Israel versus Palestine.
Terrorism!

Innocents lives are lost every second.
Mothers and fathers are crying
Over the loss of their children.
Children are crying over the loss
Of their parents and friends.

Senseless fighting because one
Group is different from the other
And their views and beliefs are
No where close to being the same.
People dying over senseless things.

Another generation is lost
Thanks to the senseless fighting and
Hatred that engulf their lives.
All we do is point our fingers
At each other and be violent.

There is so much hatred in the world
Because, like hot air in a cool room,
Hate rises above us all and
It rises above Love but
We can overcome the Hatred.

Let's start a rEVOLution,
Overpower the Hatred with Love.
Spread positive messages and energy.
Spread the Love, not the Hate
Because Love wins in the end.

No matter the name we give Him,
We are all His children.
He wants us to be Happy
And He wants us to Love
Each other as He loves everyone.

We're all His children and
Hatred and Harm to one group
Are Hatred and Harm to all.
We're all connected by the
Threads of His tapestry call Life.

You pull on one thread
And the other threads follow.
One by one the threads will fall
And the entire tapestry will crumble;
Life and Love will be no more.

Let's start a rEVOLution
And spread the Warmth and Love
That we all desire to feel.
Paint the world in yellow,
Not red and blue.

We deserve to Love and to Live,
To make the world a better
Place for our children and theirs.
Paint the world with rainbows and
Sunshine, not with dark clouds.

Come together for a common cause.
Put the disagreement and pain
And Hate aside and unite.
Come together and start a rEVOLution
If not for us, then for the future.

I stretched my arms to those
Of my family and friends, but
No matter how hard I try
My demons are too powerful.

“You are a failure!”
“Just give up!”
I crashed and I burned, and my
Demons accomplished their goal.

My mind becomes flooded with
The ashes, still smoldering with
The Evilness of my demons and
Their words of discouragement.

I open my eyes and I see a light;
It shines so bright I become blind.
A voice I hear from the light and
I could not believe that I hear.

“Rise my child, from the ashes
You’ll grow.
Stronger, better, and brighter
Than before are you.

Rise my child, and spread your
Wings.
Your family and friends will guide
You along your way.

Your journey was harsh and filled
With so much despair.
The ups and downs, your journey
Was no a roller coaster ride.

Close your eyes and listen to
My voice.
Let it fill your mind with
Warmth, Love, and Happiness.

Your demons thought that they
Have succeeded.
But it is you who have succeeded
Thanks to everyone around you.

You have succeeded by knowing
Your demons.
Now wage war against them, and
Your demons will fall.

Rise my child, become the
Phoenix.
You are better than your past,
Reborn into Greatness.”

The Phoenix I am gives me strength.
Anxious I am, but fearful I’m not.
I am excited for a new beginning
And nothing can hold me back.

I am a Phoenix, stronger than before.
I close my eyes, spread my wings,
Hold my breath, and I break through
The Darkness of my mind.

I begin to spiral downward with no
Safety net in sight or parachute on
My back. I look up and I see familiar
Faces of people who support me.

My family and friends become my
Ears and eyes, and guide me through
All the ups and downs and roundabouts.
They are my safety net and parachute.

“You can do it!”
“You’re amazing!”
That’s what they tell me every day
As my demons begin to slowly fade.

My demons fight harder and harder;
It’s David versus Goliath, an epic battle.
Good versus Evil, Heaven versus Hell.
My life is chaos and only time will tell.

“Don’t listen to them!”
“We control your life!”
My demons try to control my life and
They push me further into the dark abyss.

I’m free-falling, not the Tom Petty type,
Being ****** in like a black hole in my mind.
Welcome to the Twilight Zone as the light
Begins to fade in and out of my mind.

“Your life is precious!”
“You have so much potential!”
My life and my mind are not my demons’.
They will not control me, not if I can help it.

I realize that everything starts in my head.
I need to stop making excuses and listening to
My demons; they do not determine who I am,
Nor determine the person I will become.

“You can do it!”
“We have faith in you!”
“We believe in you!”
My family and friends break the darkness.

I see a hand as I fall deeper into the darkness.
Outstretched and Heavenly, I reach out for it.
Failing every time, I doubt myself and I begin to
Make excuses telling myself that I can’t do it.

I close my eyes and I tell myself,
“Stop making excuses!”
“You can do it!”
*“Just do it!”

I wander aimlessly in my mind
Trying to get my life back on track.
I see my future, my goal, up ahead
But I’m pulled in a million directions.

Darkness creeps in every second,
And I’m drowned with words of
Discouragement
Like “can’t,” “won’t,” and “impossible.”

These words become my demons and
They push my friends and family away
As I sink deeper into the dark abyss
That I like to call my mind.

“You can’t do it!”
“You’re not good enough!”
That’s all I hear every day and night
As my demons take control of my life.

I can’t do it!
I’m not good enough!
That’s what I begin to tell myself
As my demons take control of my life.

I’m crashing and burning every second
As I listen to my demons more and more.
What’s in your past is in the past but my
Demons always bring my past to present.

“You always fail!”
“Why can’t you be more like …?”
My demons taunt and haunt me by bringing
The bad experiences of my past to present.

My mind begins to spin uncontrollably
As I become overwhelmed by my demons.
I believe their every word and every action
And I begin to disengage myself from reality.

I’m a failure!
I can never be like …!
I believe that my demons’ every word is true.
They’re controlling my life and I can’t escape!

Crashing and burning, I’ll always fail!
Escaping my demons, I cannot and never will!
I fall and I crash and I burn, at least in my mind.
This is my life, my demons’ life!

We all believe in God,
Regardless of the name we give Him.
We are all His children,
And we are forever loved.

He wants us to be happy,
And for us to be loved.
He wants us to love someone
Else besides Him and ourselves.

Happiness is a universal thing
That everyone shares and feels.
Love and being loved are felt by
Everyone no matter who you are.

Love and Happiness do not judge;
They do not discriminate based on
Your gender, race, or religion, and
They should not discriminate on

Your ****** orientation.
Whoever you love should not
Matter because Love truly is
Blind.

People will say that marriage is
Only between man and woman
Because their religions say so.
But what matters the most

Should be our happiness. If we
Are happy spending the rest of
Our lives with someone of the
Same ***, we should be able to.

Marriage between man and woman,
And marriage between two of the
Same *** share two common things:
Love and Happiness.

Love is Love and
Happiness is Happiness.
Love is blind, Happiness is universal.
Our hearts beat to the rhythm of

Love and it’s the same for all.
Our love for each other is strong, but
Happiness makes the love stronger.
Together our love becomes one.

We are all God’s children and He loves
Us for who we are. He wants us to be
Happy and if that means loving and
Marrying someone of the same ***,

Then we should respect that because
We all feel Love and Happiness and
With respect our Love will be one.

We always say to forget the Past,
Just look forward to the Future.
The Past is the Past and it will
Never change.
What’s important is the Present
And how it’ll lead into the Future.

Don’t think about the Past, they say.
It’s all in the Past, they say.
Look back at your Past, I say.
It’s all about your Past, I say.
I dare you, no, I triple dog dare you
To look in the mirror every day and night.

Tell yourself what you see…your scars,
The expression of your face, yourself.
Pay attention to your eyes, your hair,
The color and complexion of your skin.
We have the same eyes, hair, and skin as
Our grandparents and their grandparents.

Our present is shaped by our ancestors, and
If we look into our eyes, we can see what
They have to endure so we can be who we
Are today and who we can be tomorrow.
The hardship, pain, and struggle they endured
Made them stronger and make our skins thicker.

To forget our past is impossible because
Our past is the reason we are who we are.
Respect thyself and thy past for He loves
You for who you are and who you’ll become.
For He sees potential in thee and thy Past
Is the path to greatness, success, and happiness.

We are blocks of marble,
Waiting patiently for the
Sculptor to arrive with the
Mallet and Chisel to create
Beautiful Sculptures that we
Have never seen before.

We are blank canvases,
Waiting patiently for the
Painter to arrive with the
Brushes and Paints and
Visions of masterpieces
Full of beautiful colors,
Shapes, and design that
The world has never seen.

We are molten glasses,
Waiting patiently for the
Glassblower to arrive and
Shape us into beautiful
Works of art that makes
The world go "ooh" and
"Aah" as everyone sees
Us shimmering in the sun.

We are beautiful threads,
Waiting patiently for the
Weaver to arrive and to sit
And turn us into beautiful
Tapestries that everyone
Wants to hang on their wall
And to pass down from
Generation to generations.

We are the blocks of marble,
We are the blank canvases,
We are the molten glasses,
We are the beautiful threads.

We wait patiently for the Artists
To Create us into works of art
The world has never seen before.
We wait for the Artists without
Realizing their true identities.
All we have to do is look in the
Mirror because we are the Artists.

We are who we are and we are
Unique. As we grow, we slowly
Create works of art that the world
Has never seen before. It's a long
And painful journey with up's and

Down's and speedbumps along
The road but we shape ourselves
Into the types of people we want
Ourselves to become and who we
Want the world to remember us as.

We are the Artists.
We are the works of art.
We will be unique and the
Everyone will be in awe at
Who we will become.