For My Classmates Who Served as Needed Siblings

 

Derek

Down off the edge of the world to find something most only dream of

Clinging onto their hopes that there is a chance to discover something great

Before many wake up to realize not much has changed in countless years.

A lot of souls have a plan for how to travel into the mysterious future with

Zero ideas on how to get to this destination or how to overcome obstacles,

Yet, it doesn’t stop these people from doing everything they can for some fun,

Experimenting with new paths and making up other plans and distractions

While hoping to narrowly avoid the ever hungry abyss of uncertainty.

Victory requires hard work and sacrifice to remaining standing proudly

Until the end of time with a bright smile stretching across one’s face.

Too many don’t have a clue where they’re going in their chaotic life of

Struggling to get out of bed and walking outside to face another tough day

Requiring a vexing, false smile everywhere people have to go to conceal their

Quiet storm eating away at their soul like a pack of rapid wolves, spreading the

Pain of not being able to break away from the pack before they drag so many

Others still trying to find their footing in this bizarre race sadly labeled life.

Nobody truly knows how to control destiny and when it starts getting rough.

Many hope to find someone else in worse shape to feel about themselves

Lugging their feet through the mud after accepting the fact only a few thrive

Kicking back while others work themselves to the bone with little reward of

Just being able to take another breath to perhaps smell something sweet…

Invisible, but meant for everyone to find and savor the smallest moments.

Holding onto good friends is one of the best remedies for enduring this world

Growing a little colder every day, but use the warmth of those next to you,

Fight off the chill by taking on whatever comes you way because in all truth,

Everyone deserves a happy life and it’s best spent with people who make you happy.

 

Lindsay 

Love is an important thing that must be protected and cherished constantly.

Keeping those you cherish close to you is never an easy task because life

Just enjoys shaking up peaceful times to see who breaks the fastest with an

Impossible task of fixing something you didn’t break or know how to mend,

Hoping that someone else knows people can do big things when challenged.

Great leaps to prevent the next break before it happens strengthens bonds

Forged through great struggles and triumphs meant to prove who friends are

Every time one of you is having a less than stellar day and wants to give up.

Dark clouds are a natural part of life, so looking for the sunshine is important.

Containing negative emotions isn’t healthy as it can come out suddenly in a

Bad way that drives people away out of fear from being the focus of this

Aggression not meant for people have kept their feeling in check for so long

Zipped up like cosmic seal to only let a little bit the shadows out at a time,

Yielding only a little to releasing such evil when it can’t hurt those you help

Extreme isolation is even worse because there is no one to provide some light

When the world appears at its darkest so that good people don’t become some

Vengeful nightmares for not having some warm hugs when life is cold while

Understanding that no everyone is perfect and can’t make their journey alone.

Trouble is never far away, but we have the power to widen the weird distance

Slowly creeping closer to test anyone who thinks their life has become amazing.

Remember to reach out whenever you need help or if someone needs it more to

Quell anything that could spiral out of control when good people turns their backs,

Placing the responsibility on someone who may not know what to do in a crisis

Only to fall into despair without having a clue that sometimes friends are the answer.

Never forget those who have helped you in case they need you once more and such

Miracles can happen when we least expect it if you take a deep breath a smile.     

 

Brooke 

Beginnings are often strange because everyone wants to make a good impression and not faint.

Affection can be used to break the ice if fate says you have to be with people for a long time with

Zero indications on how smooth this tough time will last and how to overcome many obstacles.

Young souls are often most affected by nerves because they want long friendships, so being

Xenial goes a long way with a bright smile and warm hearts to turn these strangers away from

Worries and into a future full of light that reaches out to hug those wanting to share peace.

Victory is hard to achieve alone, so making friends on the long journey makes things go faster

Until that special moment comes when everyone stands together, looking back on where they

Traveled through to prove that people can change if they believe in each other and provide the

Support that many have been missing prior that chance first meeting in an unlikely place.

Returning to anywhere you feel safe and important is a good way to meet people as it often

Quells the storm of everyone’s mind that has adapted to spreading the grey and rain for its

Purpose of keeping many in the dark, yet reaching for a few warm hands chases the cold away,

Only to lead to something new with those who also braved the storm to see the sun once again.

Natural doubt prevents some hands from finding each other whenever the first clouds appear,

Making any kind gesture feel strange with some people shut down to wait for the time to pass,

Leaving too much stagnant air to grow cold and potential friendships to quietly float away.

Kindness brings many like myself out of the darkness with anyone easily able to brighten a room

Just by having a smile and starting a conversation first to help others to release their butterflies.

Imagine a world where no one makes the person next to them happy, that’s way too dark and

Heaven help the souls who think that’s how life has to be and there is little they can do to change.

Go find someone you see often and try to discover something interesting from this shy person,

Forge a better relation with them in case you become stuck in a rut without much hope because

Each person on this earth has the privilege to be happy and making friends is a good way for

Dowsing the flames of despair and to finally ignite to burn a bright path into the future where

Compassion isn’t a crime or something to be horded, so reach out and touch someone.

 

Natalie

 

Never giving up is a part of life that is almost impossible to do, but some can climb the giant

Mountains placed before them when they don’t know how long their feet will work for them.

Learning to cope with stress and other ailments is a part of being human that takes its toll, often

Keeping some from realizing that their not alone in this truly bizarre puzzle called existence.

Joy is a wonder and it comes from small moments with friends also trying to find their way

Inside of normal days of breathing fresh air or catching up on things after a long time apart.

Healing takes time because humans a fragile creatures and not everyone can bounce back, but

Good friends are there to share a little of their energy to calm the imbalance of the moment,

Fighting off discomfort so that another day can be overcome to become a victory for tomorrow

Echoing over the land to prove someone didn’t give up from others turning their backs on this

Distressed being who just wants to be a normal person with a chance at a prosperous future.

Caring for others isn’t hard because no one has a perfect life and we all need a little assistance

Before despair gets the better of us and we sit in the corner hoping to not be noticed enough

As an eyesore that shouldn’t be helped or even talked to in case the big problem is contagious.

Zipping up about your pain leads to worse issues as they slowly eat away at you from the inside,

Yielding only to hear you complain when no one else is around to provide support or get help.

Extend a gentle hand for those in need of a little joy to keep them out of despair because it’s 

Wishful thinking that no one has to be alone to endure the next crease in the daunting mountain

Vying to see such a journey takes a long as possible, often without a map to find a shortcut to

Undermine the idea that suffering has to take the front seat on the road to salvation and relief.

Take time to check in on those who have overcome demons and are still battling others.

Smile for anyone unable to find joy in their life to show it’s not hard to share a little bit of peace 

Reaching out from the darkness to blossom into the golden road towards recovery, leaving doubt

Quivering every time you stand tall even when you feel like trapped at the bottom of the world.

Protect yourself with people you trust and bring them into your light to help them find theirs and

Open their minds to the idea that anyone can cast away their pain to do anything they want.

 

Becky

Balance is a difficult thing to maintain in this cruel world that frequently shifts the fragile scales.

Caring for others is a double-edge sword in creating stability as the giving and taking away

Divides ones attention from doing what feels right and what is important for yourself and others.

Enigmatic futures are forged every day and no one can hope to find the path of least resistance, 

Free from doubt and pain that forces many to choose the lesser of two evils to make it through a

Greatly taxing day where nothing has gone right and doesn’t any show signs of changing soon.

Hope and healing are left to chance as you make it by the minute and try to avoid other mistakes

Impeding your chances of having a moment of peace to appreciate that you’re still much alive,

Jumping barely out of the way from whatever doesn’t look friendly enough at the stressed time.

Kingdoms of misery can take many bizarre forms with plenty of gold to conceal any sadness,

Leaving people to think that everything is alright and no support is need, however I’ve found

More and more people need someone to cling onto instead of drifting away into the unknown

Nearing the edge with every tear left unheard, blinding the eyes to something warm and friendly

Once walls of salt break away to get a better look at someone reaching to lift your heavy spirits.

Precious moments shared with others banishes the darkness of uncertainty, leaving the various

Qualms of the day pushed aside so that the sweet moment can be savored with your new friend.

Remember to smile because it makes everyone feel better and it could bring you another lost

Soul in need of some compassion and you accept their invitation, then the two of you will face

Trials of life with ease from having a world that is a little less dark and ample room to grow.

Up must go your happiness and down with unnecessary despair so that the scales will follow,

Vast oceans of love can start from the spring of a kind gesture, so help someone next to you

While not expecting anything to gain to feel the joy of being a good human where many aren’t.

Expecting a miracle every time is foolish, but that should never stop you from creating a few, so

Yell out to the world that you won’t be so easily beaten and there is plenty of things helping you

Zap away anything standing in front of a brighter future while leading others through the door

Across the universe to experience the wonders of a journey with friends is the most satisfying.