It\u2019s a long road ahead that you and I will #walk.
\nWe may or may not match our stride.<\/p>\n
We may never ever cross paths.
\nBut if we ever do, and if our #masks still hide our #smiles, <\/p>\n
…can we #promise each other this ? <\/p>\n
We shall not turn away our eyes in #guilt.
\nWe shall not lower them in #fear. <\/p>\n
We will remind ourselves that, while #anger and #sorrow have no #color,
\n#Love makes up for them in a million hues. <\/p>\n
We will accept that #acceptance is hard, and #forgetting isn\u2019t easy,
\nBut deep within we will #believe, to #forgive isn\u2019t just #divine, it\u2019s also the best anti-depressant. <\/p>\n
The road ahead will be traversed by many like us.
\nAnd also by many more, unlike us. <\/p>\n
It will be trudged slowly, by those, whose #wounds are deeper than ours,
\nWho are #weary, whose #hearts need to #heal, and whose #minds need to #rest. <\/p>\n
Maybe, just maybe if we kept our promise, we may be able to make it a little easier for them?
\nMaybe we #slow down for a few who need the #kindness, and #run with those who want to be #free ? <\/p>\n
Aren\u2019t we all a little bit selfish, to want to be remembered for the right reasons? <\/p>\n
It\u2019s a long road ahead that you and I will walk.
\nWe may or may not match our stride.<\/p>\n
We may never ever cross paths.
\nBut if we ever do, and if our masks still hide our smiles, <\/p>\n
…can we promise each other this ? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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