I Have a Dream Too

I Have a Dream Too

I also have a dream

That one day you will look at me

And accept me for whom and what I am

And not who you need me to be

I dream of a time when

I will be good enough too

And the world will see us as equals

I will be seen as good as you

The color of my skin

And the texture of my hair

My home land of origin

And the clothes I choose to wear

Will not determine my value

In your eyes

And you will not predetermine

Or start to surmise

The value of my character

The intention of my soul

Can not be determined

By what you have been told

I dream also of a day when

A boy and a girl alike

Can play together joyously

No matter how dark no matter how light

There will be no fear of racism

Or profiling of those unlike us

Because we all would have realized

It is wrong and unjust

I pray that the deaths of Dr. King

And those like

Him will not be in vain...and

We can all unite

As brothers and sisters under God

Joined with one common deed

To love and embrace one another

And somehow we can find peace

So this is the reminder

That I am sending to you

I also have hope and faith in God

And I have a dream too

Anything

Anything

Anything the light touches

Everything known to man

It all started

When your heart reached for my hand

My reason for smiling

The first thought of every day

Is how very much I love you

And it grows in every way

So blessed I have become

In simply knowing your name

And while I met beautiful people

On my path along the way

It feels like my life’s first breath

Began with that first hello

I felt you so deep

In ways you may never know

And if I ever fail

To make you feel divine

Know that I have your heart

As you have always had mine

You are my live unimagined

My wide awake best dream

My heart, my soul

You are my everything

On this unspecific day

In this non-particular note

You have become the best seller

Of the best story I never wrote

So when I raise my hand to God

With thanks for all he has done

No matter what else follows

You are always my number one

The number one reason

Our love is so refined

The number one reason

Each day is so sublime

The most amazing gift

I could have ever received

Giving me more love

Than a fantasy yet conceived

You are my purple spirit

You have become my shining light

Helping me stay focused

Whether during midday or still of night

I love you more every day

And thankful for whom you are

For such love is rarely known
Except amongst the stars

So my prince charming

I never needed a white horse

Because God walks beside us

And keeps us always on our course

 

Dear Santa

Dear Santa

Dear Santa, children will write you all over the world

Telling you they have been good boys and girls

Asking for gifts as rewards for the deeds

Hoping you will fulfill all of their needs

Some will want cars and some will want trains

Some will want dolls and video games

They will hope you come through while they are sleeping

But I have a wish that I have been keeping

I don’t want a present wrapped and topped with a bow

Or battery operated toys that will stop and will go

My wish is for love for people one and all

No matter how short regardless of how tall

I want countries at war to lay down their arms

And learn to love each other and do no more harm

I want daddies and mommies to come home safe and sound

Placing smiles on faces that have only seen frowns

I want children without food to know what it’s like

To have their stomachs filled for more than one night

Santa I need patience...as I learn my way

And hope for tomorrow ...as it’s a new day

I want forgiveness for those who haven’t been nice

Warm their hearts with joy and melt all the ice

Tell the people in foreign lands that they are our brothers

And we are now ready to start...loving each other

I know what I want won’t fit under a tree

It’s my hope for the future...for you and for me

Remind my fellow man the true intention of my heart

Maybe he will forgive me...and we can make a new start

So if you get a chance to read this letter

Tell God I promise next year we’ll do better