The Struggle Inspires Me

Looking around me and seeing people struggle 

That is what  inspires me

You have the drug addicts

The homeless

The single parents 

I want to make sure I have it all

Because when looking around me everyone is struggling 

You have the crying babies

The drunks 

The teen pregnancies 

Not wanting to be like those people pushes me 

Strengthens me 

Redirects my focus on something that won’t tip my life 

Because when looking around me

You wouldn’t want to be or see the drug addicts

Or the the homeless 

The single parents 

The crying babies 

The drunks

Nor the teen pregnancies

Nobody wants to struggle 

I don’t want to struggle 

So I look at those who do and feed from it 

Looking around me and seeing people struggling 

That is what inspires me