my inspiration.

almost seven billion people on this planet, right now.
what are the chances that you might meet,
someone who'll change your entire life?

some skeptics would say slim to none,
and before i met you,
i would have agreed.
honestly, before i met you,
my life was a lot harder, darker, dismal
and now it's like someone's opened my mind,
to all of the new possibilities.

you taught me not to sweat the small stuff,
that someone out there really does care,
and that nobody can bring you down, but yourself.
you taught me how to live my life,
not worry about what others think of me,
and to do my best, no matter what.

you listened to me, when nobody else would.
you listened to me rant and rave about teenage things,
knowing better and knowing more than i could at the time,
but you never acted like i wasn't worth your time.
you listened, you cared, and you advised.

you became the sister that i never had, nor wanted before i met you.

but that was before i met you.
you changed all of that.

those that don't know you, need to.

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she doesn't realize how strong she is,
she doesn't realize how valuable she is,
she doesn't always realize that she's beautiful,
no matter what society says.
she doesn't realize that she's inspirational,
sensational, undeniable & unique.

she doesn't know that she's the best person i've ever met,
and how often i turn to her advice whenever i'm down.
she knows she's important to me, but will never, ever,
ever, begin to fathom how important.

we're similar in many ways,
but she's many things i'm not.
she's strong, courageous, beautiful, driven, and powerful,
and i'm not.
not yet.
but she's motivating me to become better,
she's the drive behind what i do each day,
and she's the reason that i haven't given up yet.
because, while i'd be letting everyone else down,
i'd be letting her down too.
my best friend. my very, very best friend.

she might not know it, but what she started, with one simple post,
is going to take over the world. it will. with the help of her friends,
it will become the next internet sensation, the next powerhouse,
for all of those girls around the world, who've felt the same way,
and have never been able to find the courage to get up off of the couch.