I hope you wake  up everyday  knowing  

I need your voice. I hope you never stop

believing in  the magic  of  shooting stars

and  may  the  earth  keeps  you  grounded

enough to make the right  choices and may 

your dreams keep you forever in love  with  

imagination.

I hope you never settle for loveless commitments,

or  for just living day to  day with  sad  eyes just

to  exist,  and  when  your   heart  is  shattered

glass  beneath  your  tear  filled  hands,  I  hope

you  remember  every  war  you have  ever won.

It  takes one  moment to hate who you  are and

a  lifetime  to  remember  how  to  love  yourself

again  and ­ this  is  the  most  important  war  to  

ever win.
                                                            ­                             Jon York   2019