Opportunities in the world missed from fear,
A foe I know too well.
It reminds me of why I stay up all night,
Scrolling and scrolling,
At the lives of others,
The blue light in the background putting me to sleep.

I want change in the world where I am not dreaming someone else’s story,
Where memories aren’t digital and photos are taken with cameras,
Images I can hold in my hands and cherish in my heart.
Rather, a tangible memory at the hands, like a beloved book I can turn the pages to a time I once loved.

I want a world where it is safe to love, no more heart breaks or lack thereof, because
If you love yourself, you can survive a heartbreak.

A world where you have a story to say how you met your significant other.
And not just on an app, which is fine, fate has its tale.
But I want a world where there is change in how we speak with one another.
And by speak, I mean actually speak not just through hands on a touchscreen.

I’d like to see thought put into the words spoken to one another,
Where time is taken less for granted.
And where communication has improved,
To the point you know if you’ll never hear back from a love interest,
Because you communicated your disinterest or shared your feelings.

I want you to tell me how you feel
Without fear of a disappearing act.

I want change in this world where we learn how to deal with difficult feelings.
And not push them to the side like that message left unsent,
Discarded love letters on the side of the road.
I want encouragement to say hi to someone new, less social anxiety.

I want change in the world where you can toss your social anxiety to the side,
Where fear is faced instead of avoiding, change.
I want a world with less fear because it prevents you from talking to your neighbor.
Not only that, but I want to live my daily life in peace.

I know it is daunting to want world peace,
But there can be world peace in my internal world.

In my peaceful internal world, I am basking in the grass with no shoes on,
And dancing to the music of my soul, the change I want to see where time
Stops still. Being able to take in the moment, no guilt for a silent stillness and
Enjoying a moment, to be fully present in the moment. A mind focused at one task
At a time, I want to be able to live life with only one job on my mind.

I find that fear and change go hand in hand.
There is comfort in staying the same and I want a world where change is embraced.
And I want time to stop still with a pause in the moment at night, returning to
Simpler times, phone out of sight, dreaming my own dreams.