By Renée

Maybe one day

I’ll know just what to say…

 

Maybe one day

I’ll have the courage to speak,

and allow myself to be me,

in front of more than my dog…

 

Maybe one day

I’ll stop hiding behind the pages,

and the ink,

and I’ll have the ability to be,

a person outside of the paper…

 

Maybe one day

I’ll be able to talk to you

and have a conversation

without that contemplative silence,

when we don’t know what to say…

 

Maybe one day

I’ll know just what to say

to make your day

a little bit brighter…

 

Maybe, just maybe, one day,

I won’t be afraid.

 

Editor: A.J. Patencio