I have a heart in my chest

I have love in my heart

My friends and family are inside my love

Inside my friends and family is their love for me

Inside their love for me is my love for them.

Together it’s like my favorite cookie.

This poem is published in The Light in My World, a compilation of original poetry written by young people ages 5 – 12 who stayed with their families in housing at Solid Ground’s Broadview Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing for women and children. The young authors who contributed to The Light in My World are not identified by their real names, and some details have been changed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of them and their families. The authors retain copyrights on their individual works.