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THE NEXT TOLKIEN


I DREAM TO BE THE NEXT TOLKIEN

WRITING BOOKS TO CHANGE LIVES

AFFECTING THE LIVES OF FUTURE GENERATIONS

CREATING AN ESCAPE FROM THE TRIALS OF LIFE

 

I WANT TO SHOW IT'S OK TO CHASE YOUR DREAMS

YOU ARE NEVER AS ALONE AS YOU FEEL

WHEN YOU CAN ESCAPE INTO THE PAGES OF A BOOK

WHERE LIMITS DON'T EXIST

 

i DESIRE TO CREATE A WORLD THAT PEOPLE CALL HOME

WITH CHARACTERS THAT BECOME LIKE FAMILY

AND CAUSE READERS TO LAUGH, CRY, AND SHOUT

AS THEY FACE TRIALS AND MATURE TOGETHER

 

I HOPE THAT CHILDREN WILL VIEW THE CHARACTERS AS ROLE MODELS

UPON WHICH THEY CAN PATTERN THEIR LIVES

IMPACTING THEM IN THE SMALLEST OF WAYS

CREATING A RIPPLE EFFECT 

 

I KNOW  PEOPLE WILL DOUBT MY DREAMS

AND BELIEVE I WILL NEVER MAKE IT 

THEIR WORDS, MEANT TO DISSUADE, 

ONLY FUEL MY DESIRE TO SUCCEED

 

I NEED TO SEPARATE THE NAYSAYERS FROM THE SUPPORTERS

REMEMBERING THAT ANY OBSTACLE CAN BE OVERCOME

WHEN I BELIEVE IN MYSELF

AND LET MY WORDS RESONATE THROUGHOUT TIME

 

 

 

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