Perserverence
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Another failed attempt.
I already regret my weaknesses.
my heart sinks.
my head listens to the mocking sea of voices;
Down
Down
Down
Drowning
Drowning
Drowning
I see the person in the mirror each morning and cast them aside,
Because every day I shed the skin of yesterday to become amplified.
Dear little black girl,
You are not so much little but your heart is the same,
broken.
Tell me how I found myself in this place of such confusion
I try to get my bearing but I truly don't know what I'm doing
Every step that my feet take seem to always be the wrong ones
Find me the definition of STRONG.
Let it be the wind underneath my wings.
Let it fill me up and pour out.
Help me understand STRONG.
I cannot afford to be anything but.
No turning back,
The tunnel is sealed.
It’s pitch black,
But I’ve got a lantern
To wield.
A tiny speck
In a big dark cave
Deserves the same respect
As a brilliant flame.
