GlowING

Trying to find the time to even write.

Wasn’t too long ago that this was my only escape

Working 9-5, got school, and a baby

Don’t seem like I can catch a break.

Back in the day when I was young, like the song say

Never would I have thought that this would be me one day

Memory’s blurred but I know this is not child’s play

Only 22 yet the world has consumed me

Swiftly days pass, college seemed to zoom through

At 12 I grew up fast cause my Dad got called home

Mama needed me and for her I had to stay strong

Focused on my books so I could go to college

Exceed expectations on the rise I kept grinding

You’d think the switch happened when I got a job at 16

Or maybe even happened when I joined a sorority

Even now I pay all my own bills

But growing up to me is not relative to the amount u spill

Its not about your job or even your age

Growing is more about glowin' through the pain.

I'd say I growed up but nah,

I glowed up --more like I.N.G.

cause ING means its a continuous thing

I made a person from scratch in my own womb

I saw a reflection of the best parts of me and then I knew

I had to drop all expectations of “being grown”

I had to just do what I felt and what I’d known

‘Cause I’m responsible for someone else’s life.

Its up to me to teach her wrong from right

As I glow I learn that even though times get rough

Even though the 24 hours we get may not be enough

I know that finding who I am and being open to who I will be

Will always keep me grounded and able to yield anything

I think it’s still happening ‘cause I’m always changing

I’m always growing

And if I ever stop, life in this body must be over.

Keep Glowin'.