Believe

November 18, 2015

I am not the kind of person who just lets go

Relaxes, lets loose, and just goes with the flow

I cling tight to the future!

With dreams ill get better

But with every step I just get wetter and wetter

As I'm drowning in homework

And drowning in seas

Of letter grades. A's never B's.

Never B's.

In class I sit up tall

As the teacher has made me an example for all

But I am grimacing inside my head

I just want to go back to my bed

I don't want to be here!

I don't want to try!

I want to do something more with my life.

I want to be happy, I want to be free

I want someone to see the real me

The me beyond papers, and tests, and grades

To see that I’m more than just a brain

Am I more than just a brain?

And then I met you

And you taught me to see

That there is so much more to this person called me!

I am not defined by a standardized test! -

I'm defined by ME, and I'm what I do best

Because of you, I've learned I'm okay

I've learned I am loved, no matter my grade

So yes, I know I'll still strive to be perfect

But I'm far closer now that my heart isn't hurting.

I'm much better since you've helped me be happy

With your hand I can hold, and your heart that believes in me.

And now my heart believes in me too.

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