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Fear Will Not Break Me


At any given moment, I just might break

Fall to my knees, head in my hands kind of just might break

Fear in my eyes, regret on my mind kind of just might break

Why am I alive, how did I survive kind of just might break



The cracks of my body stare back at me and scream

You aren't done yet, and you never will be

We do not exist as reminders of some pointless tragedy

So get up, quit shaking, fight for the life you want to lead



Put one foot in front of the other and get that degree

Remember how hard you worked every night to achieve

This different path from where every sign pointed you to be

So pick yourself up and wear that fear on your sleeve

 

 

 

 

 

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Illustrator/Animator in the works, secret slam poet on the side <3 First generation college student, starving artist and everything else being a bleeding heart would entail lol In all seriousness though I love slam poetry and its raw effect on others as an outlet for self expression. Happy to see and add to such a cool community of creative peeps! Don't forget how amazing and rad you are YA CUTIE <3

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