Day 61: We Need You

To us–you are our everything.
We depend upon you for our way of life.
We need you to nurture us, guide us, and protect us.

Even though we sometimes go about our days as fearless as can be,
We need you,
Sometimes more than you know.
That's why it hurts us so when you don't hear us,
When you don't see us,
When you aren't listening or paying attention to how we feel or what we're trying to say.
And we internalize it, thinking it's something that we did to make you act this way,
not knowing–or always aware—that what happens or has happened to you
or what affects your mood and how you treat us often has nothing to do with us.
But how can we know when you don't know how or are scared to talk to us openly and freely?
We may not be grown but it doesn't mean we won't understand.
And if we don't, we can at least try.

What we often don't understand is why we get hurt so
when we don't get what we need from you,
Or when we get taken advantage of.
It's a whirlwind that can leave us lost;
Some of us sadly never find our way back home.
But those of us that do successfully breakthrough.

You may not fully comprehend how much we need you or how much you need us,
But one without the other simply isn't right.
If you would only think about the great impact you have on us–so much would change in this world.
Just imagine, this world could become the world we've always dreamed of.
And what a world that could be.   

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