Reaching for the Skies

The world is mine for the taking Every day something new Discovering who I can be What can I do? Born into a broken home Always fighting for the spotlight Never one for trouble Always hiding behind a book Learning all I can - a sponge Soaking in the knowledge So I can be the first female in my family to attend college The first to graduate high school The first to beat teenaged pregnancy The first to make something of myself The first to break the cycle No more babies having babies I can be something more than a statistic Where do I go from here? I want to change the world Make a difference. I want to teach little girls Of the wonders of the world Tell them to reach for the skies. The world is theirs for the taking If only they could know it.