DID YOU KNOW (a poem for lucas)

Did you know that you were born to love art and music and poetry and beauty? To be strong and delicate, fierce and romantic. To embrace all that makes the heart expand.

Did you know that you were born to oppose violence because it decays the soul? To embrace the vast diversity of this world and to know that, above all, life is the most sacred.

Did you know that you were born small but meant to grow? That’s the way life works, you know? It’s called ebb and flow and you are its precious fluid.

Did you know that you were born to dream? To climb the stars and chase the tail of the comet. That’s how you became, you know? A dream swollen from the love of two.

Did you know that you were born to climb the tallest tree, the highest peak and shout “I am alive!”? To soar above the clouds so that you may see.

Did you know that you were born a myth, to be a hero, to be a friend? To make mistakes, to stumble toward your goal and doubt what it means to be human.

Did you know that you were born with everything you’ll ever need? All the answers to the dilemmas that shall rise before you are hidden within your precious heart. Seek and learn and grow and define.

Did you know that you are alive! And that alone is the most wonderful gift given to humanity and to us—your parents.