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Feb 10
fiction 1 comment challenge: Letter
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H20.hollym

The Ugly and The Beautiful

Dear Little One, 
I welcome you to this world as your tiny clenched fists open and close for the first time,
as you use your voice for the first time,
as you open your eyes for the first time,
as the first spark ignites in your mind.
I welcome you to planet earth, to this world.
There are many beautiful truths in this world,
and many ugly ones. 
Ones that often make me crave a different world, but see, little one, this is our reality.
So as you open your eyes for the first time,
take in the beauties, and the horrors.
Flourish through the beautiful things,
but don't let yourself get mired down in the uglies.
Because today you have been given the gift of a life in this world,
but also the tools to change it.
So as you see the ugly things, little one,
ignite that spark in your mind,
speak it with your newly found voice,
and use your newly opened hands to change them.
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  1. gg
    Feb 13, 2017

    H20,

    I really appreciate the optimism of this poem, the imagery.

    Thank you.

    gg

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