I Will

I will write. I will sing. I will love. I will be a leaf on the wind, they will watch how I soar. I will be heard. I will find the boy with the dimples, and he will know me. I will kiss a hundred thousand smiles. I will not fear death. I will bellow, and it will change the world. I will not outlive my dreams. I will create. I will discover. I will reveal. I will forgive. I will confess. I will fight, though no one but I knows the battle. And I will be joyful when those I love appear at my back to stand with me. I will not be defeated by defeat. I will not be defeated by defeat! I will know you all. I will not be stopped by fear. I will not be unmoved by beauty. I will not exchange my humanity for anything. I will be powerful in all the ways that matter.

When I read this one year from now, five, a thousand, I will remember that I once spoke these promises aloud to an empty heart. I will hold myself accountable.

This is for you. Shoot for the stars.