THE WORLD DESPERATELY NEEDS YOU

PREAMBLE

If you’re reading this, you likely have the attention span for my longform poems, which give me more room to tell a story than the shorter poems on my social media.  This one is written for all those who are brave enough to still wear their heart on their sleeve in a world that at times, can be more cruel than beautiful.

If you are one of these special souls, I hope you stick around on this earth.  Don’t ever let the world harden your heart.  Stay wide open.

THE WORLD DESPERATELY NEEDS YOU

I know you’re a good person

Because bad people don’t act like that.



They don’t go around,

Heart on their sleeve

Loving everyone around them

Everyone

No exceptions

As if nothing ever hurt them before.



I know you’re a good person

Because even though you smile at everyone

That face has seen hardship

I can tell.

Because when you smile,

There’s a trace of sadness in your brow

A slight darkness underneath your eyes

Are those glassy pupils from happiness, 

Or are you holding back tears?

You know suffering

That’s why you’re so kind, isn’t it.



I know you’re a good person

Because when your heart is wide open like that

When everyone can see your soul like that

It also means they can hurt you

So, so easily

They can hurt the most gentle parts of you

Because you’re wide open.



Yet, your heart is still on your sleeve

You hide nothing and do it anyway

Consistently breaking the rules

In exchange for gashes at your heart

But you don’t mind

Because you know 

That someone out there

Desperately needs what you have to offer



So thank you

Thank you for being one of the few

In this world,

Where everyone slowly shuts themselves away

Thank you for being you

And for keeping your heart wide open.

                             AGENT ROSE

KEEP YOUR HEART OPEN

Witnessing raw vulnerability in another is exceedingly rare in a world that encourages distrust, so seeing someone brave enough to wear their heart on their sleeve is beautiful.  Not everyone has the strength, or has done the inner work it takes to keep their heart open.  It’s ironic that there is so much strength is to be found in our vulnerability.

AT YOUR SERVICE.

Your entire world, black

Yet you,

Fireworks in darkness.

– AGENT ROSE

This is a quoted part of another inspirational poem, written on the silent suffering of those around us and what we hold inside.  It was written for intelligence agent Yiuna from my upcoming novel, ANGEL IN BONDAGE.  You need no context of AiB to enjoy it, though having read the ANGEL IN BONDAGE chapters I have out will add depth to my standalone poems when you read them.  The poem can be read here.

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