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We can’t help them all,
but why shouldn’t we try?
I watch their faces
fill with joy
from a kind word said
or a line of
encouragement.
Hidden behind
masks of dirt,
of poverty,
of pain,
of neglect,
their lights shine
stronger than
a thousand candles
meant to bless them.
Underneath
adult words,
harsh criticisms,
disbelief in themselves,
lies a force
more powerful than
the sadness surrounding
them.
What we say matters
more than we realize.
We are their guides
and we can’t stop
believing in their
amazing ability
to go on,
to adapt,
to grow.
What we say matters.
They need to know how
amazing they are,
how they have the
ability to change
the universe,
to be what no one
thought they could be.
If we give up,
so will they.
So This Is Writing? 