I am from the fear of loud booms in the night.
I wonder if I’ll be next.
I am from mourning,
People are dying all around me.
Every creature is dying,
I look for another way,
Death is not the answer.
I am from behind the bars,
I was trapped.
I could see the outside,
I could almost touch the keys,
But they were just out of reach.
I am from loneliness,
Separation from society,
Despair, confusion, hatred.
I am from feeling pain,
Ignorance is selfishness,
It is not bliss.
I am from hope.
One day we will all be set free.
I am from love.
I am from an ever-changing world,
Even when I know,
It’s not the way it’s supposed to be,
Because one day it will be.
Sophie Mei Yŏu Zhì Greene