What Do You Want?

a poem

Keara Lou
Keara Lou
Nov 4 · 1 min read
Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash

I hear this question asked all the time
but no one stays around
long enough
to listen to my answer.

What do you want?

I want to go to sleep
every night
knowing somewhere out there
I inspired someone
to be a better person
than they were.

Keara Lou

Written by

Keara Lou

Former ESL teacher who spent most of her 20’s in China. Now, she lives in Northern Michigan writing and learning how to be a stepparent. Loves travel and humor.

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