An Open Mind

You always protected me You were dissuasive And discouraged me from being evasive You bid me to be mindful of my problems I tried to ward off my imaginary goblins

For a long time I thought I lived in a shrine And everyone would be kind But I realized not everyone is a saint So I shut myself up with my paint

I let myself go And my creativity flowed Then I knew that everyone is unique And that inspired me to be myself It let me cooperate with everyone else

I opened up Like a blossoming rose I became open minded Yet what I believed in, I did not stow I learned to accept with kindness

You were always there for me From you, I learned of compassion A strong force against hate It is something great to be taught And lest it be for naught

I will use this teaching To fight the pain and suffering Of as many as I can reach Because, while many might beg to differ We are all brought together by diversity