Beyond What's Seen
Two years ago
This is how I would’ve seen my classmates:
Troublemakers,
Perfectionists,
Geniuses,
Slackers,
My best friends,
And everyone else.
Now
This is how I see them:
Strong,
Beautiful,
Brave,
Kind,
Full of light,
Cracked but not broken,
Pushed but not brought down.
What I learned junior year is to show compassion towards others
Because every single person has a story
We don’t know what they’re going through
The surface is just that— a shallow reflection of what’s underneath
And sometimes what we see isn’t the truth.
Everybody hurts
And they are fighting a demon
It goes by the name of
Abuse
Depression
Hate
Anger
Fear
Apathy.
Compassion
Without it, the world would remain dark
The light and the good wouldn’t be seen nor brought up
Everyone deserves to be treated with love
Which is why compassion is what I can’t leave behind.