Too scared to fight
Too afraid to open my eyes
Too small to stand up for myself
Too awake to fight for my dreams
God please teach me to be brave
So that I can brave defeat

Why do I love poetry? It's more than word play, less about the pay. Let's just say that for the first time in along while I stopped running, stared back at my darkest worst and said, 'Come here, you belong with me

Why do I love poetry? It's more than word play, less about the pay. Let's just say that for the first time in a long while I stopped running, stared back at my darkest worst and said, 'Come here, you belong with me

Like seeds we start small, grow together and stand tall

Whenever they say I am outgoing, I say...We must have met on the dance floor

I am defined not just by what you see, but by the potential within me, the possibilities I represent