What I Believe About Tomorrow

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I believe
the world is not
getting worse.

It is getting
more honest.

The ugliness
was always there—
we are only now
brave enough
to name it.

And naming
is the first act
of healing.

I believe
in the ones
who are still trying.

I believe
tomorrow
belongs to the ones
who refuse
to let fear
write the story.

—sh

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