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I pray for you I pray that the sun never sets on your laughter And that your smile illuminates the darkness that this world holds I pray that you think outside of the socially acceptable metaphorical box And that you color outside the lines on purpose I pray that you have your father's eyes And that through them you see the good that dwells in everyone I pray that the mistakes of my past do not pour into your future And that every door would be as wide as the night sky I pray for your beauty And that you know that it has nothing to do with how you look I pray for your mind And hope that you see the world not for how it is But for how it could be I pray that you build nations with your mouth Strike down evil with your words And realize that the power of life and death really does lie in the tongue I pray your life is like a thunderstorm And that you shake this world to it's core Be a bigotry hater A fact debater And always question authority You may be light years away But I know one day I'll hold you in my arms So for now I'll pray for you And for all that I know you'll be.
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Jul 19, 2013
Jul 19, 2013 at 12:16 AM UTC
To my children
I pray for you I pray that the sun never sets on your laughter And that your smile illuminates the darkness that this world holds I pray that you think outside of the socially acceptable metaphorical box And that you color outside the lines on purpose I pray that you have your father's eyes And that through them you see the good that dwells in everyone I pray that the mistakes of my past do not pour into your future And that every door would be as wide as the night sky I pray for your beauty And that you know that it has nothing to do with how you look I pray for your mind And hope that you see the world not for how it is But for how it could be I pray that you build nations with your mouth Strike down evil with your words And realize that the power of life and death really does lie in the tongue I pray your life is like a thunderstorm And that you shake this world to it's core Be a bigotry hater A fact debater And always question authority You may be light years away But I know one day I'll hold you in my arms So for now I'll pray for you And for all that I know you'll be.
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Jul 19, 2013
Jul 19, 2013 at 12:16 AM UTC
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