You speak
Words
Of such beauty
That I find
I am lifted
From my cares
And cradled
In comfort

Your truth
Resonates
Beyond death
Each sentence
Rich with layers of meaning

Animated by the living
For the living
We listen
Enchanted
By the eloquence of your great insights

Those who use their voices
To speak these truths
Though ordinary
Are champions

Together you celebrate our complexity
And through exploration
You come to know yourself
And to know others

To act
To share one’s voice upon the stage
To bring the authors message to life
Is nothing other than an act of heroism