Dear World,

I wonder what goes through your mind. You’re scared of what you’ve become. You don’t know what to expect tomorrow but I don't either. Every day I need a suit of armor to save myself from what I could never guess. The suit of armor has molded itself to my skin and I have become so numb and desensitized.

Dear World, was this your way of protecting me? Because I don’t think it worked. Growing up, a thousand people, a thousand messages, telling me who to be, what to believe, how to act. This suit of armor you made for me can’t stop everything.

It’s not easy growing up. I have seen marriages split, friends disappear, wars started. I have seen people killed. I have seen homes destroyed.

But somehow, through it all, you have shown me that love is the answer. Maybe that is what the suit of armor you gave me is made out of. Love. Maybe you were protecting me with love.

Dear World, I’m ready to be the change. You’ve showed me that I am strong enough, I am able enough. All I need is to live my life the way I am supposed to. I realize that now you are made up of love. How many people can live with you and still feel alone? Still long for hope?

I am the voice of the people who cannot speak for themselves. I am the light in the darkness. I am the world. The world is me. We are love.

Dear World.