this house
is so ridiculously depressing

i try to lighten it up
fill the walls with my laughter when i can
rebel against the grey
i paint my nails neon
i fill my room with art

i got the best job i could find
i spend my work days
making people happy
inspiring young minds
i built a safe space
a childish place
where little girls can be pirates and pilots and monsters
where little boys can be artists and princesses and play with dolls
where the quietest people can go wild
and the wild can relax in the garden
it's a happy place
filled with good laughter

maybe you should visit

it's a long road
and people are out to get you
but you'll survive

you will be better
than those before you
you will survive

you have a lot to learn
and it'll be hard
but you'll make it

you are going to be something
you are going to do something
you are going to make it