Cliche

If I accomplish one thing today

It would be for each

And every one of you to

Promise me

That you will try your best

To live your life

Without letting your life

Keep you from feeling

Alive.

Let’s give and take.

Promise me that,

And I will promise you this.

I promise that it’s okay

To be scared.

You can be scared of the future,

Of college,

Of growing up,

Getting a job,

Or just scared of the dark.

I promise that you

Can eat that second cookie,

Or even a third,

And you will be just as beautiful

As you are today.

I promise that you

Can throw your head back

In the purest form of laughter

And it’s even okay if

You still laugh at those fart jokes-

Because I do too.

I promise that it’s okay

If you’re not always okay.

We all fall down sometimes,

But there is always someone there

To catch you.

I promise.

I promise that I understand.

I’ve been stuck in the dark,

And I know that finding the light

Is nearly impossible.

But

If you show me your darkness,

I’ll help you trace the walls with bare hands

Until you grasp the light switch.

I promise that sometimes

Clichés are just what we need.

Things do get better,

Even though grass is always greener

On the other side.

I know you’ll find your frog prince

And live happily ever after,

And yes, every rose has its thorn,

But when we don’t have anything nice to say

It’s best not to say anything at all.

Just promise me that you

Will always remember to smile.

And you will always remember

That smiles are contagious.

And that the only way to live your life

Is to not let your life

Keep you from feeling

Alive.