I met a sunshine man
Himanshu
who glows with radiant hope
who doesn’t apologise
for dreaming too big
for being too proud
too optimistic
too naïve
He said
if growing up means giving up
realistic
pessimistic
then I’d rather stay a child
seeing a world full of beauty
hoping for the future
When did growing up become a loss
shedding lifeblood
deep rivers drying
lush forests stripped
naked and hungry
running on reserves
praying for survival
Resilience does not come without suffering
Suffering does not come without change
Are we growing up
or is the world changing us?
Kumu Ramsay said
If we allow the world to determine our fate
we make ourselves victims
The world is our shadow
The world is our mirror
We see what we want to see
How can we be what we want to be?
© 2023 Marieke de Koker
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