You don’t need crowns or silver rings,
To prove the glow your soul can bring,
For even quiet hearts can shine,
And turn the dark to something divine.
You’ve carried pain, yet softly smiled,
Held broken dreams but still stayed kind,
The world may never truly see,
How rare your heart was meant to be.
In moments small, you change the air,
A gentle word, a loving stare,
You lift the lost, you calm the fear,
You’re warmth itself when hope feels near.
So never doubt the light you give,
The love that teaches hearts to live,
For in this world of many hue,
There’ll never be another you.
Shariq Basardien (16), Eastridge
