We Are Authors

We don't see a person
without an entire life
We don't see a life
without seeing the thousands of adventures within

We are authors

We understand the complex, intricacies
The web of meetings and effects
We know the power of a word
We can see the outcome of a smile
We are authors

We put your pain into words
We feel the pain acutely
We understand each heart knows its own,
How can we judge too harshly
We are authors

We see the epics in your life
We see your victories,
We commend you your battles,
We congratulate you your wins
We understand your losses and your wounds,
We understand how deep they go,
Because they hurt us, too
We are authors

It's you our characters are modeled after,
it's you who inspire their adventures and trials,
it's you who make it possible,
We are authors

We know how mountains make men,
We know how storms make women,
We see tears make strength,
We see shattered hearts glued together to make villains,
We see broken pieces pieced together to make heroes,
We see the choices affect the lives that are lead,
We are authors

We know pain comes before joy,
We know hardship before success,
We know iron sharpens iron,
It's hard to see, inside that story,
but we take a larger view,
We are authors

We understand a story is not about the adventure,

A story is not about the circumstances,

it’s about the people,

who they were, who they are, and what they choose to become

It’s about their responses to the many trials they have

Because in the end, who we choose to be, isn’t that all we really control?

We are authors

We know that heroes are not born,

Greatness is never thrust upon,

we understand the importance of a single choice,

in a single person’s life

We are authors

A great author does not create infallible characters,

a great author does not birth heroes,

a great author develops their completely ordinary characters,

into extraordinary people,

We are authors

We understand the potential of passion,

the purpose of each person,

the ripple effect of love,

the storm that hate creates,

we understand the intricacies of life,

We are authors

And so is God