sometimes when I sit by the ocean
i feel like I'm the only person in the world
because the way the waves crash
makes me believe that there can be no evil
and the way the sand moves through my toes
makes be believe that we can do no wrong
but then I'm brought back to the moment
when that mom is yelling at her child
to stop getting sand on her tanning skin
but all that little girl wants to do is play
or when the couple beside me begins to argue
about where they're going to dinner
and "why were you staring at her?"
when all either one of them wants to do
is be loved and feel secure
but it's not always that easy
we can't always just run free and play
or feel like we are in are safe haven
every second of the day
because there are bad people out there and
yes we will get hit with pain
sometimes hard enough to knock us down
and never want to get back up
but we have to remember
there are also beautiful people out there
warriors, to pick us up when
we've sunk so low they can barely reach us
because there are too many beautiful sunsets
to be stuck so far down
and if you ever hear that couple fighting
or that mom yelling at her little girl
just turn their way with a huge smile on your face
because your your smile will be infectious
causing that chain reaction so when anyone sees it
they can't help but smile back
and then they'll remember that even if they're hurting
somebody cares and wants to see them happy.
