Written by Adriana Paz
If I die tomorrow, I want to die knowing, in my 14 years of existence, I’ve made some kind of
difference.
I’ve put at least one smile on someone’s tired lips
I’ve instigated ringing laughter in a sore throat
I’ve put positive thoughts in a depressed mind
I’ve brought a warm, hopeful feeling to someone’s aching heart
Because, we all know that somewhere, everywhere, there, is a difference waiting to be made.
A risk we need to take, nevermind if it turns into a mistake.
...
Today, as I was walking down the halls, I saw a girl.
A shooting star, like a glistening scar, streaked across her cheek,
And I walked away, without a second thought to what that tear might mean...
If I were to die tomorrow,
I want to die knowing that I had thought that second thought,
That I had stopped walking,
That I hadn’t turned my back, pretending to have unseen what I’d seen
I want to die knowing I had said the words she had wanted so badly for someone to say, what
her ears craved to hear
...
If I die tomorrow, all the sorrow in this world wouldn’t have left with me. If I die tomorrow, I know,
it wouldn’t have changed a thing.
But, if I live for another day, that will have made all the difference.
Adriana Paz is a 14-year-old girl from Brazil who writes poetry and prose with little doodles and sketches. She has previously been published in the Stepping Stone Press and The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine.
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