Future Anxiety

I wish I could tell my children of the good

That the world of hate is a mirror and behind it is love

That there is no evil

That all bad can be made good

That this life is yours

And yours it will always be

You do not need to please anyone

It is your ballet

It is your last game

The buzzer beater

The leap of faith

What else must the world want

But, this life is greedy

And it expects us all to put on our capes and surprise the world

But you do not need a cape

You do not need anyone, anything

Make it what YOU want

Do not please the cynical expectations of past generations

There will be bad people

There will be dark days

The world is not good

But you can change it

Be the last shot fired

But never the first

You may get knocked down

But what wills you to get back up

Be the light in the darkness

But never the darkness in the light

I wish I could tell my children

Remember the feeling of love so that you may appreciate hate

Remember the days when your heart aches so that you might appreciate the strength

See strength is power

But society is not strong

It is weak

Succumbing to the slightest pressure

Do not be like society

It is poisonous

It will soil the soul of the best

It will kill the equality of people

I will tell them

Open your mind and close your eyes

You will hear a whole new world