I found this little poem tucked away in my journal today and wanted to share it with you. I remembered writing it as I thought about how incredible people are and how sometimes we forget it…

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People are great

They come in
Every
Width
Height
Depth
Weight

In every shade of skin
With every kind of smile

They can talk for a long or
Short while

People are interesting

Sometimes, they sing
When adding spices
Inventing recipes as they cook
Humming when they eat

The way they move and
Wiggle
When they feel
Happy
Free
The way they tap their feet

People are unique

They speak many languages
They learned to fly
Explore the deep sea

People are loving

Giving gifts and time
To those in need
Taking in homeless animals
Washing others’ feet

People are daring

They climb mountains
Jump out of planes

People are beautiful

People are brave

People are caring

They tend to gardens
Check in with others
Who are distant and
Hurting

People love learning

They hug and
They kiss and
Show their affection in
Innumerous ways

They pray

They give

People are creative

Making music
Art
Film
As they choose

Systems
Books
Architecture
All the devices we use

Yes, it’s what they choose
And how they live
That can make them shine
So bright

Yet, they can be
Deaf and blind to
The good things
In this life

They see the worst and
Forget the
Beauty of the
Human race

They lose hope
They lose faith
Witnessing the madness
Of these days

Yet, people were
Made by a
God bigger than
Them

A God who is
Light and who
Put light in
Humans

Perhaps if they remembered
People were made
For more than
This

They would look past
The pain
The suffering
All the mess

And ask:
“How can it be
In the midst of it all
There is still
Goodness?”

How can people be kind?
How can people
Give grace?

How can they be
There for you
When they are
Going through?

How can they smile?
Or dance in the rain?

How is it good deeds
Are done
In the world we
Inhabit

Where
Corruption
Envy
Fear
Hate
Also run rampant?

People feel alone
But are not
Alone
They are known

God knows and sees
Sends people
As His hands and
Feet

If only people could see

People

For all they are
All they’re not
All they do
All they’ve done

All they could be

The truth that
We are people
And God made us
Good

Till the next chapter,
Katya