Even One Life Is Too Many

Dear you,
And I have always meant, you.
Nothing would be the same if you did not exist.

You, who were once as small as bouquet,
Who could sleep in the laughs of strangers,
Nothing would be the same if you did not exist.

You, who’s voice is someone’s favorite voice,
Someone’s favorite face to wake up to,
Nothing would be the same if you did not exist.

You, the teacher,
The starters gun,
The lantern in the night who offers not a way home,
But the courage to travel farther into the dark.

- Excerpt from “Today Means Amen” by Sierra DeMulder

 

When I was at my lowest, I lost sight of this. I lost sight of the fact that I mattered. I knew I was doing good things, but I had lost sight that others could see that too. That others could see the good parts of me that I thought had been lost in the dark.

People need people. People need to be acknowledged that they exist. That there is meaning to their existence. That someone out there is listening, actively listening.

Be those people. Be the people that are willing to listen and let others know that they matter.

Even one life is too many to lose.

While we should do this daily, I encourage you on the 22nd of every month to call and check your battle buddy. It takes just a moment. Military or not, we deserve to see each other tomorrow.

 #twloha

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