I am - loved -

I am
I am the "disgusting person" who overheard you talking about me on the
bus
sidewalk
on your way to work
on your way home.
I am the one who cried themselves to sleep over
your words
your thoughts
your judgement.
I am the quiet child that hides when voices are raised.
I am the person who "should be stronger" and not so easily influenced by others.
I am the person who struggles daily with an addiction while you walk around
drunk
high
careless.
I am the person who falls asleep in class due to nightmares from my past.
I am the one who chose food for my family over rent.


You never know what your assumptions do to another.
You never know what the person behind you is going through.
You cannot really know what else is happening to make someone do what they have done.

This world needs compassion, love and trust.

We may all be afraid of one another, but we are all the same.
Put us all in the same situations, we might just do what we fear.
Or perhaps we are stronger than we appear.
Perhaps there is a smile where others cry.
Perhaps there is sunshine behind the clouds.

Find your reason to laugh. Share it with others.

And when the rain pours, grab an umbrella and go dancing.