why can’t you see it too?

sometimes

we think

the world

would

be easier

without us

it’s not

hard

to think,

especially

when you

feel like

no one cares

you feel

that it would

be easier

to just fade

away into

the monotony

of the system

you feel that

it would be

easier if you

were gone

no one would

have to worry

about you

any more

but that’s wrong.

you matter.

you make

a difference

in someone’s life

every day.

maybe

the shy smile

you give

the lonely girl

at the bus stop

is what

she looks

forward to

each morning.

maybe

the cashier

at your grocer’s

can’t wait

for your

weekly visit,

when

you make

small talk

about

his family,

the weather,

this and that.

maybe the

cute boy

you’ve always

been afraid

to talk to

gets excited

when he

sees you

in the halls.

maybe you

are the reason

that someone

is still living

to fight

another day.

these connections

are all

around us,

whether

we know it

or not.

even when

you are at

your darkest,

when you feel

completely and

utterly worthless,

you are touching

someone else’s life

for the better.

if they can see your worth,

why can’t you?