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Don’t drink

Don’t do drugs

Don’t pick up

No matter what

Don’t escape

Don’t disguise

Be who you are

And never hide

Don’t numb the pain

Don’t seek revenge

Don’t start an addiction

Because it never ends

Don’t hate yourself

Don’t hate the evil

Hate the disease

But never the people

Don’t judge another

Don’t walk away

When you see someone hurting

Find something to say

Don’t be afraid to feel

Don’t be afraid of pain

Don’t be afraid to love

Be afraid of a habit

It takes control of your brain

But, the very best advice I can give you kid, is simple in fact,

Feel it

Bare it

Brave it

Love it

Hate it

But never forget

No Matter what

DON’T pick up.

Remember to be patient.

Even to yourself.

Stay close, and be good to each other.

You can do anything you want to do, and I have your back.

So, don’t look back.

Look up.

Don't grow up,

there's no turning back,

keep the child inside of you, alive.

cling on to youth,

skip as you step

and playfully survive.

be kind to yourself,

be kind to your mind,

be kind to your body.

it's alright to cry when you can't hold it,

it's not a sin to put for yourself first.

Hold to your dreams,

Cherish the memories,

Laugh a little more,

Have some rest when you were tired,

Be brave,

This is a cruel world,

There will come people who will hate you, leave or love you.

But please understand,

At the end of the day all you ever have is yourself.

So please,

Love yourself first

please

do not wait

on growing up

it isn't something you have to anticipate

because it is coming your way

no matter what.

instead,

for me and the millions of others

with awkward, wasted childhoods

spent waiting for age

can you please

live and cherish the kind of life

you only can live

at the age of six.

Listen Kid, life is always going to slap you in the face when you least expect it, but, you'll find a way to get through it all.

People love you and they care about you.

You are going to make friends

And maybe fall in love one day.

You got this.

You are amazing.