save these words.

I write
to speak of the only truth I know
Of these realities I’ve lived
with every ounce of dignity in me
i write for this truth and heartache calmed
for peace resurfaced
i write because i must
for this burning inside me needs a release
as it constantly aches in search for peace

so allow me a sound to penetrate the danger found in silence
to end the slavery of a quieted tongue
in essence this is what we were born to do
speak past assumptions
to understand understatements
to rise above robotic means
a habit to be broken
a will for better days
to be stronger and so much more alive
to awaken our generation
as we refuse to lose them to the dust

but instead we are the hope
We are the lights at the end of the tunnel
we are the break through of the century
a beauty untold so beautiful as it unfolds
we are no longer dreamers
we are unlocked dreams
a future on the brink and a change within grasp

so I tell you now, child
if you should ever stumble --
know i will guide your steps back to strength
and weariness shall never dare to touch you again
we are the hands that touch our time of struggles
as we claim our victories
clicking and ticking past the seconds
that take us moments closer to the final goal

i will change the world for you
pave the yellow brick road with my own tired arms
calloused fingers and bruised with determination
to my unborn children -
this is my promise to you - a future brighter.
so save these words so you can remember...
how i have always loved you child

i promise this world will be a better place for you
i pledge my life to protect you
that when you open your eyes for the first time
you will cry tears of amazement
to realize we have built these palaces for you
i have cried centuries before you knew tears
my tired eyes only weep so you don't have to
these strained fingers will hold your head up high

i promise i will save you

and so i tell you with all honesty and truth
there is no success worth reaching without pain first to overcome
your struggles mere opportunities to uncover your strength
and when you break through the walls they placed around you
shining light through the crack
that is how I will always remember you
my radiant light of hope shining through
this promise I’ve made - i will keep.
you are safe - i swear to it.

i promise i will save you

so when you bloom like a flower
from pages of ink to the stage
speak child...of all the beauty you were born from
of all the strength that battled all dangers
just so you could stand and raise your eyes to heaven
and know you were always safe
from the first moment you cried your eyes awake


and if this is all i have
save these words...and remember them
this is the only reason I write
i promised...i would save you.