A 14 Year Old Wrote A Simple Poem…With A Hidden Message. When You Realize It, You’ll Be Stunned.

Derek posted a photo of his 14 year old brother’s poem on Twitter and it blew up instantly with over 100,000 retweets in less than 24 hours. As you read it, it seems gloomy and sad about a society obsessed with career and money, but wait till you see the secret message…

Read the poem once through first:

Our generation will be known for nothing.
Never will anybody say,
We were the peak of mankind.
That is wrong, the truth is
Our generation was a failure.
Thinking that
We actually succeeded
Is a waste. And we know
Living only for money and power
Is the way to go.
Being loving, respectful, and kind
Is a dumb thing to do.
Forgetting about that time,
Will not be easy, but we will try.
Changing our world for the better
Is something we never did.
Giving up
Was how we handled our problems.
Working hard
Was a joke.
We knew that
People thought we couldn’t come back
That might be true,
Unless we turn things around

Did you see it? Now read the poem again – only backwards.

Unless we turn things around
That might be true,
People thought we couldn’t come back
We knew that
Was a joke.
Working hard
Was how we handled our problems.
Giving up
Is something we never did.
Changing our world for the better
Will not be easy, but we will try.
Forgetting about that time,
Is a dumb thing to do.
Being loving, respectful, and kind
Is the way to go.
Living only for money and power
Is a waste. And we know
We actually succeeded
Thinking that
Our generation was a failure.
That is wrong, the truth is
We were the peak of mankind.
Never will anybody say,
Our generation will be known for nothing.

Derek’s little brother was able to write a poem with literally hidden layers – and as you re-read it, despair changes to hope, just like that.

Share his amazing poem with others today.