Believe

I Believe

I believe I can make a difference

I believe love can strengthen my perseverance

When I think of all the violence that’s in this world I live in-

I want to cringe- And I try to live my life as positive as I can

As I get my kids ready for school, I listen to the news-

Violence in school, children abused, a little girl’s been kidnapped,

College students in danger, war, missiles, disease, floods, prejudice,

Ignorance, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcano’s

How much more can we take?

And I wonder where is the love?

And I tell myself- I believe I can make a difference

I believe love can strengthen my perseverance

I believe I can look to my neighbor with kindness

I believe someone can look at me and not see the color

Of my skin, but the wonderful, complex woman that I am

I believe we can be better teachers

I believe we can be better students

I believe we can be better parents, sons and daughters

I believe that with each day we can learn from one another

Teach one another, love one another, and lift each other

Up to a new level of peace and understanding

I believe with each day we can try harder and look up to the sky

And look up to the sky and ask for strength to be better

I believe I can make a difference

I believe love can strengthen my perseverance

-Janie Zavala

(Sometimes it's hard to believe- but still we have to try, because sometimes it's the only thing that keeps us going, faith, or belief in something greater than ourselves, love, forgiveness)