I sat in bed at almost 4am on a Thursday morning, but I
don’t know if I can call it that because I hadn't yet gone to sleep,
I remember three things from that moment: I was angry,
inspired…and it was raining so hard, splashes of water crashed against the glass
of my window like a hailstorm,
And then in that precise moment…something clicked…an idea
was born.
Okay so, you can be angry…but how much change can one
emotion bring unless words are put into play,
And you know there was something else I thought about…I
didn’t need your help to make it today.
My mother forever rightly reminds me to appreciate all the
good an individual does for you,
Which I’m so grateful for because sometimes you let emotions
get the better of you,
And you forget the many kind acts they do
And then you realise…your little outburst of anger is
through.
Once my red rampant wrath bulldozed against a fighting crash
of clarity,
A river of thought flooded over my irrationally raging
anatomy.
So what if you don’t believe in me?
Looking back now I can honestly admit I spent far too much
time trying to be seen,
I tried so hard to forever prove there were so many ideas
locked within me,
Bursting to unravel, if you only saw potential within me
They say I’m not a poet, I’m not a writer, a speaker,
performer or an artist
You know, I really don’t care. I’m someone nobody else can
be…I’m me.
And that is the card I will always bring to the table,
transparent poker faces of those who claim to be more-able,
The skin I wear is not my armour but my identity, and by
that I mean…a shield isn’t needed against a common trait known as vanity.
Surrounding yourself with exploding heads isn't necessarily
a bad thing
Because when the rest think you've already long lost,
nothing stands in the way of you grabbing hold of the win.
You can be amazing…
Now think about is…there are over 7 billion people and none
of them are you.
I've never contemplated the significance of that fact
And yet I sat there, almost 4am in my bed on a Thursday
evening…morning, unable to stop thinking about that.
You are the protagonist of a story called life,
No matter how successful those around you are…no one but you
can play the lead unless you allow them.
Don’t you ever feel second best when it comes to your
adventure!
Don’t you ever feel tired of carrying around this heavily
constrained socially acceptable persona?
Shred it to pieces and let it burn in the flames fighting
fearlessly for a friend called future
Let today be the epic moment where you decide not to leave
this world without leaving your mark
Let the realisation that you ARE good enough be your spark
Because I promise, as long as you always try…you will look
back with no regrets,
But thinking you’re not important enough to pursue your
dreams will be where your journey ends
I stopped typing, contemplating how unintentional thoughts
lead me onto this unusual road to self-discovery,
Ambitions have no limit, never stop dreaming, someday you’ll
make it…it doesn’t matter if the rest don’t believe it
