The World is Better With You

To everyone who refuses to color inside the lines, I see you.

The ones who tilt their heads at “because I said so, ”who question, prod, unravel the neatly tied answers.

The ones who make us think deeper, grow wilder, laugh harder at the sheer absurdity of it all.

To those who carve out space where there was none, with hands bloodied or hearts wide open, who insist there’s room for everyone.

The ones who make the world safer,
freer,
braver,
by their very being.

To the curious.
The rebels.
The protestors.
The courageous.
The ones who refuse to accept
“it’s always been this way.”

Who rattle cages.
Who dare to dream.
Who hold the door open for the rest of us.

You keep wonder alive in a world so eager to stamp it out.

You make space for all of us to peel off our masks,
exhale,
and be our truest selves.

So here’s to you.

May you never quiet your questions, never dull your colors, never apologize for taking up space.

We need your fire.
Your laughter.
Your stubborn hope.
Stay strange.
Stay loud.
Stay free.

Because the world is better.
So much better.
With you in it.