Your pain, and the bravery in your hearts to share what you feel, are embers of light in a world that insists on living in darkness.
Your endurance through chaos, and your will to survive through its reams, are layers of strength for those who will follow in your footsteps.
You’ve heard before that you have to keep fighting, and that you have to keep pushing,
And you will hear this again.
But tonight, I encourage you to put your arms down, and to lay your heads back.
Tonight, I encourage you to simply find somewhere to rest.
And to reach out to one another, to hold one another, and to assure each other of one thing, if only just one thing:
That you are not alone.
And that your pain will not be in vain.
Your struggle is the world’s struggle, as it is humanity’s struggle, and as it is the struggle of the future.
And in your fight to bring light to our society, you reflect the orbit of a world fighting to survive in a galaxy full of darkness.
Thank you for shining so brightly in this journey, and for your resilience through its tremors.
And know that you are seen.
That you are heard,
And that you will always be acknowledged and appreciated.
From the center of the earth,
To the edges of the universe,
Through time and space,
And even beyond,
Thank you once again, dear sisters; indefinitely.