Hey, You!

Hey you!
Yes, you
I see you there, floating in deep thought.
Take a deep breath
Just for a second,
You've come a long way
Just pause and say
That you are okay.

Hey you!
Let's jump aboard a time machine,
Gather all of those memories
And go meet ourselves in the past,
Being the naive little kids that we used to be.

And I want you to tell that kid,
That it's going to be alright,
That life finds a way to put you on the right track
And that things have a way of taking you home. 

I want you to hold that kid 
By their shoulder,
Tell them to love themselves,
For who they are 
And not what they ought to be. 

I want you to speak to that kid,
Wipe their teary cheeks
And tell them
That this is white noise,
Just white noise that comes and goes.

I want you to tell them,
To find happiness in the little things,
Make paper boats and cardboard wings,
Hold hands with their loved ones,
While cherishing these tiny moments of magic.

While you speak to the kid
You must tell them to hold no regrets.
Tell them
That popularity does not define human value,
Being human does. 

And once you’ve spoken to the kid,
You must look at yourself
To see how far you’ve come;
So, so far
Through all the drama and white noise
That dissipates into silence.

Hey you,
You are only human
And humans are flawed.
Let's not stand in the middle of the road
Holding flashlights, looking into each others’ eyes,
Trying to understand what we want. 

Let us instead smile at each other
And laugh and grin. 
For a smile is what makes us human
And being human is what matters after all.