"i hope you find what you are looking for,"

she said,

"and that you don't leave too many things unsaid
in the wasteland of your head,

"and that your happy gets loud sooner rather than later,

"and that you do not postpone joy,

"and that your dreams come true and especially that you
dream a little bigger, darling,

"and that your courage grows more insane than your fear,

"and that you learn how to let the sunshine in through
the shadows.

"Mostly i hope you remember today
and every day
to watch how you are loved
in every
single
corner
of your life."