Sometimes I have wished
The world was safe
That we didn’t wake up and wonder
Is this the day that is the last
Is this the beginning of the end

If the time we spend here
Could be easier
If the fight wasn’t all around me
And knocking around in our heads
We want to believe in our future

We’re so worried about losing our chance
What if our one chance passes us by
What if we never get the chance to be as great as everyone wants us to

What if?

It’s all about who people want us to be
We are not your clones.
I will not be like you
Because I can see the outcomes of your failures

You think that because
I am not a lawyer
Or a doctor
Or a CEO
I am not worth anything?

You wished for a better future.
We will be the ones to make it.

Not by obedience,
But with confrontation.

Andrew W.
1-26-20