Letters.

I look around me
And see all the beautiful people in my life.
They seem ordinary
On the outside
But dare yourself to look deeper
And you'll be amazed.

A wise girl with curly hair
I've spoken to her maybe twice
But she astonishes me
Because she looks younger than she is
But speaks older than she's lived

A tall girl with shy eyes
But there's so much more than that
Her words are few but her thoughts soar
She tries desperately to understand
The things most of us give up on
And I see those eyes on me often
It makes me smile, for I don't know why

A snarky boy who thinks he's blond
At first glance, he's all talk
Likes to sing and write
Oh, you should hear him
I listen to the words and have to blink
Who knew what was going on in that heart?
And I hear things about him that surprise me

A laughing girl with a wild side
Her friends are many and precious
But you'd never guess
How hard she's worked for them
The battles she's fought

A boy who can make anyone smile
Hard to understand sometimes
It's easy to see the costumes he wears
And to laugh at his endless jokes
But his heartbeat is an army drum
Because he's fighting to be himself
Which is funny
Because who couldn't love him
Exactly the way he is?

A boy with glasses and a longboard
Maybe the strongest of all
Hardly speaks, always listens
Always thinks
And he brings so much light to us
Out of so much darkness

A girl with beauty plain to see
Both inside and out
Because while she smiles less now
She still tries
For her it's like climbing a mountain
Every time you see that sparkling smile
Hardly blame her
I'd be gone

A sweet spirit of a girl
Everyone knows her as kind
Few know her as troubled
She swims out into the deep
With the faith of someone flying
And she always
Always
Holds on

A singing girl with long hair
She dresses like a different generation
Her song is there for all to hear
She's unashamed
Wise
We've all fought our wars
And she's no different
But she always has a hand reaching out

A quirky boy
You hear his name and laugh
We love having him around
Because he's so different
Did you know he stands on solid rock?
As the storm swirls around
He never doubts

A small girl who looks up to everyone
Her smile is the sun
She sits and listens hard
Touches others deeply

A girl clad in violet
She's a flower
Poking up through the snow
Soaking in the sun
I'm proud to know her
And you will be too

A girl with angel's hair
She echoes a fairy
A born leader with her share of fears
She keeps them in and keeps on talking
And she's come so far
Trying to be someone else
Her life is just beginning

A girl you'd pass right by
Or look right over
Because few take the time to know her
And when they do they realize
That she's unlike any other
How could they not have seen it before?
Well, I'll tell you something
She doesn't know that yet

A funny boy with a big heart
We all smile around him
He brings joy to any room
But to him it's something new

And how do I describe this one
You probably think you know him
Well, maybe you know his brilliance
Or his infectious laugh
But that's the cover of a long, incredible book
Chapters and chapters of a beautiful story
And somehow
I have the privilege
Of an occasional appearance

Oh, there are too many.
I've already gone on for much too long.
I could keep going forever
Writing about the intricate people
Who amaze me from near or afar
But I have to keep that all in my head, I guess,
And just smile knowingly to myself.