In a world that changes faster than I can catch my breath,
I find myself holding onto the smallest moments
a kind word,
a gentle smile,
a presence that feels steady even when everything else shifts.
Sometimes, all a person needs
is one light that refuses to go out.
One voice that whispers,
“You’re going to be okay.”
One soul that stays,
even when the days get heavy.
So be the hope that guides me
not by fixing everything,
not by carrying my burdens,
but by simply existing with a warmth
that reminds me light still exists.
Be the hope that guides me
when I start doubting myself,
when my strength feels borrowed,
when my dreams feel too far away.
Be the quiet reassurance
that I’m not walking alone.
It doesn’t take grand gestures.
Sometimes hope looks like listening.
Sometimes it looks like patience.
Sometimes it looks like a presence
that feels like sunrise after the longest night.
You don’t have to be perfect!
just real.
Just honest.
Just willing to stand beside me
as I figure out the chapters I’m scared to write.
Because when the world overwhelms me,
your steadiness becomes my calm.
Your kindness becomes my courage.
And your faith in me
even when I lose mine
becomes the spark that keeps me going.
So be the hope that guides me,
and I’ll be the heart that never forgets
how much your light meant
in the dark.