Too Young

a poem for the kids who feel useless

you are young
you cannot yet do what you wish you could

you believe you are weak
powerless to stand

in the face of something
so much greater
than you know.

everyone tells you
not to worry
they say it’s okay
but you’ve seen the truth.

you’ve seen the world
for what it is
the hatred
violence
death
and you wish 
you could do something
about it.

and the world wishes
to hide itself
from you
because it believes
you will not understand.

but you understand perfectly.

everything is 
happening 
so fast

so stay strong
weather the storm
help in any way you can

they say
because you are young
that you do not know
what you are doing

but they are wrong.

rise

fight

however you can

if there is something you can do
you must do it.

for the world will only heal
if we face it 
together. 

if we 
all
face it 
together.