By: Julia Ansbacher

I hope you enjoy this slam poetry about my wishes for future generations based on my experiences with family, friends, home, school and identity.

I hope life is better for you than it was for me.
I hope you don’t have to go through what I went through.

I hope you have your family’s support.

Otherwise, you don’t have much of anything.

I hope you make good friends.

Watch who you trust. Be valued and respected.

I hope your home is your sanctuary.

Don’t bring in any negativity. Comforting and calm.

I hope school is better for everyone.

It can be so hard and painful. Get the support you need. I hope you know you’re worthy of learning. Not a trophy, a paper, or a weird grad.

I hope you don’t have to prove you have a disability constantly.

Over and over and over. Denied and trying again.

I hope you have enough to live off.

I hope you have the funding and coverage for everything you need.

I hope you use your voice to demand what you need.

I hope you have work you love. I hope you’re hired and not fired. I hope you find your passion.

I hope you get the healthcare you need. I hope you get the amount you need when you need it.

I hope our current crises are resolved so that everyone can get the help they need.
I hope that leaders are honest, do what they say and help you.

I hope you are healthy, safe, loved, and connected.
I hope.