People keep saying
You are kind, you are over-trusting, you are soft
As if these are bad qualities to have,
These words that exude affection and goodness
are said with such poison behind them that you want to recoil at the very idea.
The world tells you that people are harsh
and you should be too if you want to succeed.
Be cruel, be strong
Be the rock that ships crash against and only you are left.
I agree
Be a rock, the one that shields those who need it from harm
and acts as a point for others to see the horizon.
Be steadfast in your principles
and even more so in your actions.
If people ask you why, tell them
Goodness is not innate.
I have suffered in ways that no one else should have to
and I am kind so that you know how to be kind as well.
We are not meant to live only working for our benefit,
Humans thrive surrounded by love and tenderness.
So I will be soft for others to find comfort in,
I will be trusting so no one will be afraid to ask for help,
and I will be kind because no one should be without it