Psalms of life and death

You

You are not the time you stumbled down the stairs 
You are not the nerves that cloud your words 
You are not the scars you hold 
You are not evil 
You are not broken 
You are not selfish 

You are the way your feet slide across the grass while dancing 
You are the smile that brightens my day 
You are the laugh that everyone agrees is contagious 
You are the arms always held wide for others 
You are good 
You are whole 
You are kind 

Maybe the boy from the first stanza deserves to die 
But you deserve to thrive