MY struggle is my own

just as YOURS is YOUR own

we are UNIQUE in what makes us "us"

and what got us HERE

I am PROUD of YOU

as I HOPE

YOU

are proud of me

I DIDN'T HAVE RUNNING WATER OR ELECTRICITY

THATS ON ME

I SPENT YEARS IN THERAPY ON STATE INSURANCE

THATS ON ME

I LIVED WITH AN ABUSIVE STEPFATHER THAT IS NO LONGER HERE

THATS ON ME

I STILL HATE WHAT I CAME FROM

THATS ON ME

I ATTEMPTED ON MYSELF TWICE BEFORE 18

THATS ON ME

BUT

I WORKED MY ASS OFF HELPING MY COMMUNITY

THATS ON ME

I AM A MEMBER OF MY LOCAL STUDENT COUNCIL

THATS ON ME

I GOT MY GRADES UP TO WHERE I CAN ATTEND COLLEGE AT ASU

THATS ON ME

I FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL AND EARNED EVERY OPPURTUNITY

THATS ON ME

I POWERED THROUGH MY DIAGNOSED DEPRESSION AND LIVED

THATS ON ME

what im saying is

MY STRUGGLES aren't the ultimate defining factors in my life story

BUT

THEY ARE ON ME

and that will never change

SO YOU KNOW WHAT

screw it

imma move forward

as i hope you do too

CAUSE YOUR STRUGGLES

ARE ON YOU

and 

i believe in you

you aren't done here

you arent YOUR STRUGGLES

and trust me 

THEY WILL BE LOUD

but

YOU WILL BE LOUDER

AND YOU 

ARE NOT 

THEM

and i know

cause,

and hear me out,

 

THATS ON ME