If I had but one wish
I would want to take away
All of your doubts, your fears,
All of your anxiety and worry,
All of your hopelessness,
All of your pain and torment;
I would strip you of your insecurities
So you could walk this world
Naked, unashamed and proud
To be who you are. I would
Wish for you to be free from
The darkness in your mind
That haunts you during the day
And keeps you caged in insomnia
At night. I would wish for you to
Embrace your suffering, not so it
Controls you, but rather so you
Gain new wisdom from it. I wish
For you to keep the insight of suffering
While leaving the wounds and scars,
The anguish and agony, all the misery
Behind, so that you may feel the light
Of day even knowing the darkest of nights
Without even stars or moon to know
Where you are; so that you may feel the
Sunlight on your eyes and hair and skin
And not wish to retreat to the darkness you
Knew and took comfort in only out of
Fear of the stories of the sun being only
Legend, fairytale and myth. I want for you
To know the liberation from the self
That kept you in obscure twilight
So you can understand the freedom
Of the sun permeates even the night sky
With stars, comets, meteors and the moon
Even when they hide from you. I wish for you
To look to the sun when you have known
Only sorrow behind you; I wish for you to
Go about the day with the wisdom of the
Night- for the daygoers that know not of
The night lack the power to change the world.
I wish for you to find peace in yourself.