Steam on the glass, the kettle sighs A quiet hum in peaceful skies She stirs the soup, he turns the page A morning dance inside a cage Two pairs of shoes fly down the stair Laughter echoing in the air They chase the wind with different names But love, it shines in just the same Their eyes don’t match, their skin may not But hearts remember what time forgot A home is built where hands are warm Not where the bloodline must conform Goodbye to war, hello to grace We found a dream in this small place The tears we cried, the scars we bore Are seeds of peace forevermore A thousand ends, a million tries But still we looked into the skies And whispered hope into the night Till last morning birthed first light She bumped into a boy today He smiled and softly looked her way A hand reached out, a warning word And something gentle in him stirred They ran to class, the bell had rung Their shadows stretched beneath the sun And on the board, a name was scrawled A girl in white, so soft, so small She bowed her head, and then she said With voice like rain, so calm, unread: "Good morning all," and for a beat The world itself forgot to breathe Goodbye to pain, hello to now We stitched the world with every vow The games we lost, the lives we gave Became the dawn we longed to save We failed, we fought, we fell, we tried But still we stood with hands held wide And wrote our names into the sky Where angels weep and children fly No crowns, no kings, no final test Just coffee cups and Sunday rest We wished for peace— And it arrived In laughter small, but still alive Goodbye to hate, hello to light We made it through the endless night And though the scars may never fade They hold the proof of love we made So let the world begin again With beating hearts and borrowed pens The story ends, but never dies— In morning's breath, the future lies “Please… let this be the world that stays kind.”
