A Generation of Hope
My generation
As of right now
We could be called
Children.
And I suppose
That’s what we are
Children of a doomed future.
That’s what the tell us.
They say
There is nothing to be done
Might as well
Enjoy it while you can.
But,
The reality is
We are
Children of a brilliant future.
Not because that is
What we’ve been left by
Past generations,
But because
We have the courage,
Strength,
Knowledge,
And desire
To build a brilliant future.
That’s what inspires me.
My friends who
Organize rallies.
The kids who
Have become
The voices of movements.
The children
Who haven’t given up.
When we’re older,
And have passed
A better world
Onto our own children.,
We will tell them,
“We built this with fire,
And sweat,
And hope,
And now
It is up to you
To continue building it,
With desire,
And stone,
And the knowledge that,
Of everything we’ve left for you,
The most important is
The hope in your own heart.”