Love Was Always the Lesson

Love will save the world 💞

I looked for heroes through the years,
Through voices brave and hearts sincere
In those who stood through pain and flame,
Yet answered hatred not the same

Robin Williams taught warmth through joy and grace,
A light that can never be erased
Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed aloud,
Of human worth beyond the crowd

Nelson Mandela bore chains yet still forgave,
And showed how mercy can be brave
Mother Teresa held the weak and poor,
And gave her life to something more

Mahatma Gandhi walked with peaceful hands,
Refusing hate’s endless demands
And though my faith may differ still,
I love the truths that Jesus filled

To love the lost, forgive the wrong,
To lift the weak and help them grow strong
To see ourselves in every face,
No matter color, creed, or place

Because perhaps the clearest art,
Is learning how to keep a heart - 
So open that it chooses love,
When fear would push the soul to shove

And maybe all these voices knew,
The world begins inside of you
For when we love with something true,
The good in life comes shining through

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Stay tuned for my book “Between Now and Hope.” It will be released sometime this spring. It’s a collection of poems that focus on making this world a better place.

Thank you for taking the time to read my words.