This is a lesson,
a metaphor of sorts,
about your wholeness.
You(r) matter
and energy,
cannot be destroyed.
Your face
is freckled with hope.
Those molecules, your friends.
Treat them well.
And for those moments that they jumble-
Those blemishes of despair-
the size of your nose
the shape of your lips
some bump you can't remove-
these friends are a minute clan
that represent the whole that is good.
That is sure.
That is you.
The matter,
the cells,
the molecules,
the atoms.
They conjure the energy
E N C I R C L E
the light from within
that shines through so
G R A C I O U S L Y.
You(r) matter
is endless.
The potential energy you
possess can create galaxies,
innumerable wonders-
that the naked eye will never see
that the naked mind will never fathom
lights that shine from within,
trillions.
This light will take you places,
if you think your future dark
you are lying to yourself
I R I D E S C E N T.
Your glow is unstoppable,
the potential of your energy,
cannot be destroyed.
Because you shine so brightly,
K A I T L Y N F O X.
This world cannot go without
you(r) matter.
Though some days your glow-
will seem dead
will seem lost
will seem hollow-
As long as your heart is beating
That glow will persevere.
Even when your lungs seem not to work
Even when your grades don't work
Even when the quotes
and the best friends
and the beliefs you were built on
don't work.
You can.
Just as you should.
Even when the world turns its back on you;
you belong.