No man has to walk
Alone
Fending off his demons
By himself

Trying to suppress the
Voices
In his head as they mute
His own

And controlling his thoughts
And emotions
To the point where he feels
Like he can’t go on.

All the negativity floods
His mind
And he feels overwhelmed
That he just wants to fall

And doesn’t wanna be lifted
Back up again
Because he’s had enough of
This cruel world.

Wandering aimlessly alone with
All the emotions
Of hopelessness, helplessness,
Worthlessness

He wonders if anyone out there
Will help him
But he’s too scared, ashamed,
To reach out,

To ask for help,
To talk to someone
About whatever demons
He’s fighting within.

No man has to battle his
Demons alone
Because we know what he’s
Going through.

We’ve been there many
Times
And we’ve fallen many times
But we got back up,

Dusted ourselves off,
And continued fighting
Our battles and not
Giving up no matter what.

We know what you’re going
Through
And we’re your biggest
Supporters and cheerleaders.

No man has to travel this path
Alone.
We got your six...
We got your six.

For all the mistakes you’ve made
In the past and present,
Never apologize for them
#SorryNotSorry

They’ve molded and shaped you
Into the person you were,
The person you  are,
And the person you’ll become

For all the could’ve, would’ve,
Should’ve, and maybes,
Don’t let them get to you
#SorryNotSorry

You’ll learn to pick and choose
What is right and what is wrong
And what decisions will make you
The person you’ll become

For all the heartaches,
Heartbreaks,
And missed opportunities
#SorryNotSorry

The sting from a bee
Causes pain momentarily
Pain doesn’t last forever
Time will heal all the pain and suffering

People come
And people go
Moments and memories last forever
#SorryNotSorry

Cherish every moment and memory
You’ve had and will have with everyone
You cross paths with in your lives
You’ll grow stronger emotionally and mentally

When you feel like you can’t carry on
And the weight of the world is too heavy
Never settle for less than what you can do
#SorryNotSorry

You will feel depressed
Anxiety will always be knocking
When you feel overwhelmed by your thoughts and emotions,
Never forget who you are and why you’re here

Never apologize for your past,
For your present,
For your future
#SorryNotSorry

Never apologize to other people
Never apologize to yourself
For how you live your own life
#SorryNotSorry

#SorryNotSorry

Dear life,
Can we start over?
Let’s go back to the beginning
Before this **** ever happened?

Before my life became an
Endless rollercoaster
Before I’m constantly
Walking in a pit of quick sand.

Let’s start over
And go back to the time
When I’m never “tired”
Every...single...*******...day.

Before I needed IV black coffee
Before I needed IV fluids
Constantly because I’m tired
Physically, emotionally, mentally

Before all these feelings of
Hopelessness, helplessness
Worthlessness
Consumed my heart every day

Before all the thoughts of
Su...
Sui...
Calling it a night

Before all the thoughts of
Saying good night forever
Before I put my hands up
And throw the towel in

Because I’m tired of life
I’m fed up,
I’m overwhelmed,
And I’m over it.

We’re through...
Our relationship is over...
It’s not me...
It’s definitely you.

Can we start over life?
And go back to where
Every thing was simple again?
Where I was smiling and

Laughing more often than now?
Where nothing in the world can
Bring me down mentally, emotionally,
Because I’m in my safe, happy place.

Can we go back to where
Life was simpler, easier than it is now
Where I had no worries or concerns
And I just live for the moments?

Dear life,
Can we pretend that none
Of this ever happened
And start over?

I don’t know what
To do when my
Mind races and
My heart pounds.

When voices become
Entangled in my head
And control my thoughts
And my emotions.

I begin to feel
Overwhelmed,
I feel worthless,
Helpless and hopeless.

I begin to feel
Depressed.
I hate everything
And everyone.

I want to...
I want to sleep.
Sleep until my mind
Becomes clearer.

Sleep until I can
Think straight again,
Until I feel...
Normal.

I wish I can say
Good night
To my friends and
My family.

I wish I can look
In the mirror and
Say good night
To myself.

I lay in bed and
Close my eyes
But I just can’t
Sleep.

I don’t wanna say
Good night.
I don’t wanna
Sleep.

I wanna stay
Awake
And fight my
Battles.

I wanna stay here
And continue my
Journey
To where I wanna be.

I wanna stay
Fighting
For what I
Believe in.

I wanna stay and
Finish
What I started
Before all this happened.

Staying is all
I have left
Because giving up
Is never an option.

Staying and fighting
Is better than
Giving up and
Not fighting at all.

Never give up,
Never give in.
Lift yourself up
And continue fighting.

Tell yourself to
Stay
And fight on.
I choose to stay.

One of my closest friends
Is an alcoholic
He drinks and drinks
Until he passes out
Or until he cannot remember
Anything that had happened
Jack and Coke
Jagerbombs
And bottles of beer
There is an imprint on the couch
Of his big, fat ***
The same couch he sits
Every day and night
Drinking away his life
His friends
His family
Himself
He has his personal bar stool
At all of the bars in town
And the bartenders know his name
And they know his favorite drinks
And his horrible jokes
And he sits there by himself
And drinks himself
Into a coma
Or until he passes out
My closest friend is an alcoholic
But he is also suicidal
Instead of hoping to get killed
He drinks by himself
And get drunk again
Because drinking is better than
Not drinking at all

The sun sets every night
After a long, hard day at work
Shining bright on everyone
While forgetting to shine bright
On itself.

The sun hides behind dark
Storm clouds and cries
Cooling everyone down
While they yearn and pray
For the sun to come back.

The sun shines the brightest
On days when everyone needs
A break from their daily lives
Bringing warmth and joy
Without care for itself.

The moon rises every night
Breaking through the
Darkness of night
Lighting the paths of
The night wanderers.

When everyone is asleep,
The moon guides all the
Heroes and heroines who
Don’t wear capes but uniforms
Back home safely to their families.

The moon’s soft light
Enters the windows of
Little children soothing them
And sings a lullaby softly into
Their ears putting them to sleep.

When the sun and the moon
Are depressed or overwhelmed,
They reach out to each other
And they embrace for a hug;
It’s a total eclipse of the heart.

Be the sun and the moon
In someone’s life - bring joy,
Bring love, bring laughter,
Bring calmness, bring hope.
Shine bright like the sun and the moon.

Take off that silly mask that
You wear every day and night
Stop hiding who you really are
From your friends
From your family
From the world
From yourself
Stop pretending to be the person
You want to be around other people
Stop hiding your flaws
Your mistakes
Your problems
Your past
Stop hiding yourself
Behind that silly mask that
You wear every day and night
You are not the same person
Behind that mask
You are a fake
And everyone can see that
You are fooling no one
When you wear that ugly mask
Stop fooling yourself into thinking
That this is the real you
Take off your silly mask
And show the world
Show your friends
Your family
Your peers
Show yourself the real you
Show you true colors
Let them shine through
That hideous mask that you hide behind
Have no shame in the person that you are
In the flaws that you have
In the problems that you have
Have no shame in the past
That you want to be known as the past
Take off your mask
And be proud of who you are
Be who you really are
Not the character you pretend to be
In this play call your life
Take off that mask
And be free with who you are
The truthful, real you

They cover my arms
And my legs.
They cover my head
And back.
They're all over
My face.
They tell the story of
Who I was,
Of who I am,
And who I will be.
My tattoos tell my
Life story.
With every movement of
The pen,
Comes pain as the needle
Goes deeper into me.
Slowly though, with time,
The pain subsides and
I'm left with reminders
Of every aspect of my life:
The good and bad,
The painful experiences,
The joy and happiness.
There are mistakes
Because my life is
Not perfect.
There are scars
Because I fell more
Than I've stood up.
There are new ones
Covering older ones
Because over time,
I've learned to
Live in the now and
Forget the past.
With every tattoo I get,
I'm reminded of
What I've done:
The mistakes,
The right decisions,
The failures,
And successes.
There are more mistakes
Than perfect tattoos
Because my life isn't
Perfect.
It's perfectly
Imperfect.
With every stroke of
The pen
Comes pain, happiness,
Some regret.
But I won't
Stop getting them
Because my tattoos tell
My life story.
I have so much more
To tell because
My life isn't over yet.

The parents cry and scream at the news
and the nation creates a song of agony.
For the lives of thousands, two nations will become stronger –
but we forget why we are even there and for how long –
and as more people die, we come together
as one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,
but we have doubts of our actions.
Ten years ago, we lost thousands of lives and we follow the Code of Hammurabi,
but we have to remember, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world goes blind.”

My dad taught me how to throw a baseball
And how to throw a football.
“Thanks, Daddy!”
Every time we walked back inside,
“Thanks, Daddy!”
He tried to teach me how to ride a bike.
Even though I fell…I lost count…
I still said, “Thanks, Daddy!”
Coaching track to little kids last summer
Brought back good memories from my childhood.
I remember Johnnie,
Little Johnnie with brown hair
And blue eyes
And the biggest smile a kid can have.
I see myself in him,
Minus the brown hair and blue eyes.
He always wanted to learn more of track
And I always wanted to coach him more.
“Coach David? Can you teach me the 200 meters?”
“Sure, Johnnie!”
He would answer with a “Thanks, Coach!”
I always see his mom dropping him off
And picking him up.
Every time after practice he would say, “Thanks, Coach!”
And all I can do is give a pat on his head
And say, “Good job, kid!”
Last day of the program, I gave him a medal
And you know what he said to me?
“Thanks, Daddy!”
I stood there as he ran to his mom
And I thought, “Yeah…thanks, Daddy!

We are blocks of marble,
Waiting patiently for the
Sculptor to arrive with the
Mallet and Chisel to create
Beautiful Sculptures that we
Have never seen before.

We are blank canvases,
Waiting patiently for the
Painter to arrive with the
Brushes and Paints and
Visions of masterpieces
Full of beautiful colors,
Shapes, and design that
The world has never seen.

We are molten glasses,
Waiting patiently for the
Glassblower to arrive and
Shape us into beautiful
Works of art that makes
The world go "ooh" and
"Aah" as everyone sees
Us shimmering in the sun.

We are beautiful threads,
Waiting patiently for the
Weaver to arrive and to sit
And turn us into beautiful
Tapestries that everyone
Wants to hang on their wall
And to pass down from
Generation to generations.

We are the blocks of marble,
We are the blank canvases,
We are the molten glasses,
We are the beautiful threads.

We wait patiently for the Artists
To Create us into works of art
The world has never seen before.
We wait for the Artists without
Realizing their true identities.
All we have to do is look in the
Mirror because we are the Artists.

We are who we are and we are
Unique. As we grow, we slowly
Create works of art that the world
Has never seen before. It's a long
And painful journey with up's and

Down's and speedbumps along
The road but we shape ourselves
Into the types of people we want
Ourselves to become and who we
Want the world to remember us as.

We are the Artists.
We are the works of art.
We will be unique and the
Everyone will be in awe at
Who we will become.

It’s 3 in the morning. All I can hear is a loud buzzing
and everything around me is spinning. Some give me
an aspirin because my head is throbbing and about to explode.
I leave your house and the bottle still in my hand.

I stagger to my car and I turn the key. I looked over to the
house and drive away never thinking about the what ifs
and maybes. I drove down a dark and narrow road that leads to nowhere.
It feels like a snake because I kept on turning the wheel to stay straight.

I stomped on the brakes because I saw a deer walking in front of the car.
I stared at it and its big eyes returning the gaze. Still looking at it
I sped off as I have never seen a deer before. I entered a long and
dark tunnel that seemed to be endless. At the end of it I saw nothing

but an extremely blinding light. I remembered seeing my life flashing
before my eyes. I saw my birth and my first kiss and my high school prom.
I saw my high school graduation and my first day of college. I saw the first
and only girl I have fallen in love with. Then all I saw was the blinding light

in front of my eyes and I don’t know what to do. I swerve the car to the left
and then to the right but the light would not leave. I just closed my eyes as
tight as humanly possible and I screamed at the top of my lungs. I gripped
the wheel as tight as I can and I prayed the light would disappear. The next thing

I remembered I was at home getting ready to go to your house. I looked
in the mirror, stunned and sweating. I touched my face and looked around
to see if I was only dreaming. I looked in the mirror again and I told myself
I am never going to drink and drive because that was a crazy dream.

We live in an endless masquerade
Dancing to the same song in the
Same clothes but we change one thing.
We change our masks after every song
And we hide our true identity from the

Other guests at this masquerade.
We hide ourselves from our friends
And we hide ourselves from our family.
We hide ourselves from the most important
People at the masquerade: ourselves.

Every time we put a different mask on
We become someone we’re really not
Because we want to be that person or
Because everyone will like us if we’re
That person and not our true selves.

We change masks to hide the scars
Of our past and the pain we feel now
Sometimes people will like us if we
Only show the good and not the bad
Because the bad hurts not only us but them.

We were bullied when we were young
By our “friends” in school or at the park.
They called us names like “***” or “******”
Or push us down the stairs or into lockers
Or they call us fat because we are not skinny.

They call us names because they think they
Know us but they really don’t because we
Wear masks at this masquerade even when
We are bullied to hide our true emotions.
We wear masks because of these scars.

We change our masks because we don’t want
Everyone to know what we do or how we act
When we’re home with our family or friends.
In the masquerade we are friendly and nice but
At home we abuse our spouses or kids or friends.

We abuse them verbally or physically
Because we are drunk or we lost our jobs.
We scream at the top of our lungs because
That’s the only way we know how to relax.
That’s us when we’re not at the masquerade.

We lost our best friend from high school
Because he or she decided to commit suicide.
That was in the past but it felt like this morning so
We change masks to hide the pain we are feeling
With every passing second because we miss him or her.

Our world is an endless masquerade without an end
As we dance the dance of hiding our true identity from
Everyone we see with every change of the masks but
Our song is still the same. It’s the song of heartbreak
Because in this masquerade all we feel is pain and sadness.

We lose our true selves with each mask unless we,
With the help of someone, remove our masks and
Put an end to this never ending masquerade so we
Can live our lives the way we want to…as ourselves.
Until then, we dance the dance and change the mask.

Welcome to the Masquerade.

I wear wings on my back
Not the wings of birds
But the wings of angels
They offer me guidance
To wherever I want to go
To whatever I want to do
To whomever I want to be
These wings offer me
Support when I fall down
From all the pain
From all the suffering
From all the doubts
From my past that I want to forget
They catch me when I fall
And they lift me ever so higher
Until I can touch the sky
And until I can touch my goals and dreams
They carry me above all obstacles
They carry me higher
And I don’t ever want to come down
When they flap they break the big cloud
That blocks the sun from warming
The hearts and souls of everyone
These wings wipe the tears away
From crying mothers without support
From little children without food
From everyone who feels depressed
And like there is no worth in living anymore
These wings of angels bring bursts of fresh air
That cools down any anger that I feel
That cools me when I’m overwhelmed
The gust of wind from these wings
Pushes me past all of my enemies
And towards my safe haven
To where I can sit and relax
And gather my thoughts
These wings protect me
From the abuse that happens to me
From all the attacks that are directed at me
And directed at my friends
And directed at my family
These wings shield me
From whatever Mother Nature
Decides to throw at me
These wings are those of my Guardian Angels
And they’ll take wherever I wanna go

Out in a distant land
Church bells are ringing
Families and friends are laughing
Most of them are crying
Not from sadness
But from happiness

Church bells are ringing
Out in a distant land
In celebration of a joyous
Occasion between two people
Between a man and a woman
Between two men or two women

Church bells are ringing
In a far, far away land
Signaling the togetherness
On two communities
And the creation of one
One happy community

Somewhere over the rainbow
Church bells are ringing
Marking the end of a struggle
A struggle for freedom
A struggle for unity
A struggle for happiness

Somewhere, anywhere, everywhere
Church bells are ringing
As two people force everyone
To take off the mask call hate and discrimination
And ignorance and become a family together

Church bells are ringing across the world
From China to Greenland
From the United States to Malaysia
The bells have different sounds
But the message is the same
And is felt in the hearts of everyone

Church bells ring for everyone
And someday church bells
Will ring for you and me

With my two eyes
This world is very different
From every angle and from every side
With these two eyes
I see a world of chaos
Wars are “won”
Wars are “lost”
But both sides lose
Because lives will never be the same
Homes are destroyed
Lives are lost
Families destroyed
Nobody wins during the war
There are no two sides
There’s only one:
We’re all losers
People are suffering from pain
People are walking down roads
Roads without names
But feelings and emotions
Guys walk down the road call heartbreak
Girls walk down the road call confusion
They meet at the same road:
Self doubt and lack of confidence
They drink the same drink every night:
Tears from the past experiences
Experiences that cut the deepest in their hearts
Children are without food
Children are without shelter
Children are without parents
They cry on the side of roads
Because they have no one to take of them
Hurricanes ruin towns
Earthquakes destroy nations
Ashes rain from the sky
Like tears from Satan
Through my two eyes
The world is a disaster
But when I put on my glasses
The world looks peaceful
When I look around with my four eyes
Everyone holding hands
And spreading the love
Everyone lives by three cardinal principals:
Peace
Love
Happiness
Through these four eyes
Everyone and everything are at peace
There are no wars
There are no tears
And there is no destruction
There is nothing but Peace
Love is always in the air
People are spreading the love
People hug each other
People are holding hands
There is no hatred
But only Love
Little children are running around
Playing sports with other children
Everyone is laughing
Everyone is smiling
Everyone is happy
There are no guns
There is no displeasure
Through my four eyes
Peace
Love
And Happiness
Are in the air
And that’s the world that I see
And what I always want to see
I want to see this world through my four eyes
And I will pass my glasses around to everyone
So we can all see what I see
The world I see through my eyes

We live in a world
Where people have doubts
About what their governments are doing
About what they will be doing
About their health and well-being
We live in a world
Where trust isn’t a right
It is something we all want
But we can never have
We live in a world
Where we fight in endless wars
To see which nation is the strongest
And which nation is the weakest
We live in a world
Where people are crying from pain
People are suffering from hunger
Little children are without parents
We live in a world
Where little children have no food
Where they have no toys
Where they have no hope
Of living the lives of normal children
We live in a world
Where discrimination
Where racism
Where hatred rule our lives
We live in a world
Full of what ifs and maybes
Full of doubts of what the future holds
Full of fear of we have done
To cause all these problems
We live in a world
Where we hide ourselves from ourselves
We hide our true identities as nations
We hide our true identities as people
We hide our true identities from the world
We live in a world
Where we fear for our lives
Because bombs are bursting everywhere
Because we live our lives in our shadows
This is the world that we live in
And it’s time to break free
Break free from the chains
That is holding us down
Break free from the world that we live in

Today’s society is full of hate and discrimination
As it redirects people away from their destinations.
Life goes on for those living in the dark,
But life stands still for those living under question marks.
How can people be so mean and be so cruel?
This isn’t the Medieval Times where we can all duel
To see who is right and who is wrong
And the only one left standing is the one that is strong.
They say that the grass is greener on the other side,
But why are people running to hide
From the bullies who take away our rights
And we do nothing but scream with our might?
Why can’t we come together
And be brothers and sisters?
We are all related,
We’re the children of God.
We may look different,
But deep down we’re not odd.
Brothers and sisters,
Come one, come all.
We must come together before the Universe falls.
Together we are threads of God’s little tapestry
That He likes to call Earth and Humanity.
All this Hatred and Animosity
Must stop because we are all friends, not enemies.
We all form our own little tapestries,
But together we form the greatest tapestry
That He likes to call Earth and Humanity.

Tickety* … tock
Tickety … tock
Tickety … tock

All I hear is the ticking of tha stupid clock.
With each step I take
With heart beat of my heart
With each inhale and exhale
All I hear is that stupid clock.
That clock is someone you know.
It’s someone you care about.
It’s me.
All the words that you say
And all the actions that you don’t do
Is making the clock go

Tickety … tock
Tickety … tock
Tickety … tock

Molding me to fit your model
And dressing me up in my sister’s clothes
And putting her shoes on my feet
Make the clock go faster

Tickety tock
Tickety tock
Tickety tock

Let me live my own life
The way that I want to live it.
Let me be the person that I want to be.
Let me wear my own shoes
The same pair that I have been
Wearing my enire life.
Let me be me
So the clock will not go

Tickety tock
Tickety tock
Tickety tock
Tickety tock

…

BOOM

You stand between us and them,
Building an impenetrable wall of defense,
Giving us a reason to live a life without fear
That our safety and independence are in jeopardy.
You are unforgotten.

You embody the words: life, liberty, and happiness
Perfectly and you never let those words disappear.
Your life is dedicated to defend what makes us…us.
You are doing this because you decided to do it
And you are happy doing it and therefore,
You are unforgotten.

You come home with wounds we can see,
But you suffer from one we cannot
That is affecting everyone around you,
Even your wife, husband, and child,
But you continue living life with a smile
And your head held high because you stood
For our freedom and happiness and for that
You are unforgotten.

You are a brother, a sister, a mother, a father.
You are a wife, a husband, an uncle, an aunt.
You are my friend and his friend her friend.
You are our Guardian Angel.
You give us the strength to live life and to enjoy it.
You are unforgotten.

You are unforgotten.
You will always be with us.
You will always be in our thoughts.
You will always be in our prayers.
You will always be unforgotten.

“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities!
Without a humble but reasonable confidence in
your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
– Norman Vincent Peale, author
__________________­
Go to sleep every night and start to believe
You can accomplish anything so believe.

Little children are running around in the park on a sunny day
They have so much potential in the world if they just believe.

Children asking their parents how they can be rich and happy
And all their parents can do is smile and say, Just believe.

People always doubt others and say “never”
All we can do is believe, believe, believe.

We all need confidence in ourselves
So close our eyes, inhale, and believe.

Never break, never fall, never fade
Pause the world around you and believe.

Newly hatched birds chirping as they try to fly
They jump off the branch afraid, but they believe.

College student sitting in the lobby waiting for his job interview
Nervous like every college student, sweating, stuttering, but he believes.

David tells King Saul he is ready to face Goliath, and armed
With a sling and a stone, he’s victorious because he believes.

Yield infinite possibilities

Ingredients
A pinch of “I don’t give a crap”
A dash of “respect”
A cup of “alone time”
2 sprigs of a “peace of mind”
A heaping tablespoon of “some good lovin’”
2 gallons of “go **** yourself”

Directions:
1. Pour half of “go **** yourself” into a saucepan and mix it with “I don’t give a crap.”
2. Place the sprigs of “a peace of mind” and stir constantly with “some good lovin’” and half of the “alone time.”
3. To finish it off, add “respect” and then place the saucepan over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it is very hot but not boiling.
4. Remove it from the heat. Add the remainder of “go **** yourself” and the other half of “alone time” if needed. No need to pour it into mugs. Keep back pocket and use all the time

Nutritional Information:
Amount per serving

Happiness and self worth: infinite
*******: absolutely none
Years gained in life: too many to count
Knowing that you don’t give a **** because you’re happy: PRICELESS

We all judge everyone
Based on the cover
We never read the book
People always jump to the conclusion
That we are different on the outside
Don’t act like you never
Looked at the cover of a book
And never read the pages
And jumped to the conclusion
That the book is horrible
Or that the book is awesome
Don’t act like you were
Never in our situation
Don’t act like you
Never felt ashamed
Because you judged a book
Or a person by its appearance
Don’t act like you
Never felt hut or depressed
Because you were on
The receiving ends of those judgments
I don’t understand why
People live under a cloud
Of denial
Of misconception
Of misunderstanding
Read the first chapter of our books
And you will see that
We are sons and daughters
We are brothers and sisters
We are friends
Read the second chapter
And you will see that
We are students
We are of different ethnicity
We are of different religion
Read the rest of the book
And you will see that
We are no different
From everyone else
We are all humans
We are all God’s children
The covers of our books
May be different
But the chapters are the same
Conclusion: we ain’t that different

The world can be cold for many people
And they search for the support they need.
They search for a shoulder to cry on and
Two open ears to listen to their feelings.

They search for someone they call a friend
Because everyone needs that special person.
When we need someone to lean on,
We can count of our friends to be there.

Everyone searches for that special person
To carry them along their way like a brother.
Everyone searches for that special person
To love them like their own mother.

When you feel like you are lost in the world,
Lost in your own thoughts and emotions,
You search for that special someone
To help find you and guide you out of that forest.

When you feel like everyone around you
Is trying to take control of you and your life
And you feel confused about your role in the world,
You search for that person to put you on the right track.

When you cannot walk because of the weight
Of the world that is on your shoulders,
There will be someone there to lift you up,
Put you on his or her shoulder, and carry you home.

The special someone will be there to feed you,
To offer you a warm house and bed for you,
To offer you warm clothes to put on your back,
To make sure you are safe and sound.

That special someone will be there for you.
Will you be there for your special someone?

Will you be there?

Each poem I write about my true feelings,
I slowly chip away at the mask that I wear
For you to see who I  genuinely am, and it
Takes a lot of time, but it will be worth it.

We have slowly chipped away
The masks that we wear every day
With each poem that I write
And with each poem that you read.

Through my poetry we see cracks
Of light that is our true person that
We want to world  to see but we are
Afraid of how to show it to the world.

I hide behind my poetry because I don’t
Know how to tell the you and the world
How I genuinely feel about anything
And through my poetry I can do so

Without being afraid of directly saying
To every single person my true feelings
But after sharing my world with you
I am no longer afraid to tell you how

I genuinely feel because I have confidence
In myself because with each poem I write
You see cracks in my mask and light breaking
Through the cracks and my true self coming out.

I am no longer shy when I am around you
And I am my genuine self when we talk.
Everything that I have told you through my
Poetry is genuinely true and now what I will tell

You in person is my genuine self because there
Is no point in hiding who wer are anymore.
We have opened up to each other and there
Is no point in closing our book or ripping out pages.

Our books will remain open with blank pages to be
Filled as our genuine identity breaks through the
Masks that we wear every day and every night.
After you read this poem, you will have chipped

The last chip off my mask and my genine self will
Be exposed to you and to everyone in the world.
I will no longer afraid or shy to talk to you about
Anything and everything from my past that shaped

Me into who I am today no matter how bad my past
May have been because with every second I spend
With you my shyness and my mask melt away
And the person I wanted you to meet will still be there.

After you read this poem, I will be a new person
Whom I’ve never ever been before in my life.
After you read this poem, I will be somone better.
With this poem, I will be the genuine person that I am.

I will be who I really am with this poem.

Forget about what other people say
About you
About how you’re dressed
About how you act
About how you present yourself.
Forget about people say
When you walk by them
When you try to speak
When you try to fit in
When you look for that
Older brother or older sister.
You’re your own you.
Forget about what people say
That you should’ve
That you could’ve
That you would’ve
That you didn’t do.
Forget about when people say
That you should’ve been like
Your sister
Your brother
Your mother
Your father
Your cousins
Your entire family.
You’re your own you.
Forget about what people do
To make them stand out
To make them better
To make them perfect
To make them fake.
Forget about what you hear in the news
About the best jobs
About the best medicine
About the best towns
About the best states
About the best nations.
You’re your own you.
Look into the mirror
And tell me
And tell the world
And tell yourself
Who you see staring back at you.
It’s not the fake people
It’s not your family
It’s not your relatives
It’s not the news.
The person staring back at you
Is the most perfect
Is the most intelligent
Is the most unique
Is the best.
You’re your own you.