I hope you love n cursive
That each syllable of expression is wovenly connected with eloquence
That it decorates the pages of your identity
Like an invitation to your life
Like a confession of hope
Like it was taught to you by an experienced lover
Who joined souls a lifetime ago
And has the scars to teach you to avoid them
And scabs to teach you how to heal
And when you master each slant and loop
Understand the value of its permanence
That breeds in your ink pen
Write like your words could catch falling stars
Or cause the sun to rise
And live forever to warm even the coldest heart
I hope you love in song
And compose a melody to mend a stuttering beat
In a tempo that draws air into a dormant spirit
And when you gain the courage to wave the baton
Over the deaf ears of the majority
Let it be as a beam from a lighthouse
Leading the seeker to you
I hope you never stop finding new ways
To say the infamous three-word phrase
I hope you keep it honest
And find someone worthy of saying it all to
In your own time. In your own words. In your own handwriting.