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Alabanza

November 20, 2018
By ghostloveagenda BRONZE, Hales Corners, Wisconsin
ghostloveagenda BRONZE, Hales Corners, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
Hold tight, Abuela, if you're up there<br /> I'll make you proud of everything I know<br /> Thank you, for everything I know


Alabanza

A word I’ve learned to live by

Alabanza

Take this beautiful thing

And raise it to the sky

Alabanza

Be grateful for everything around you

Alabanza

Show your love, pure and true

 


But in this world

It’s hard to find happiness

To find beauty

To raise anything to sky

So Alabanza

Is just an empty word to me

 


“Look for the little things”

I can hear Abuela say

“Alabanza”

I hear her shout

Even if it is just the sun in the sky

Or that warm hug goodbye

The duck’s crossing the street

The shoes on your feet

Everything little

Everything small

Alabanza

Be grateful for it all


The author's comments:

I've learned to live by the word Alabanza, but when my depression became worse and I attempted suicide, it lost all meaning to me. I saw nothing to be grateful for. Eventually I realized I needed to look for the small things in life, and I want to share this beautiful word with everyone else. 


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