I have been knocked down and passed over so many times
It's hard to figure out if I should keep fighting, or ignore it all and move on
People have told me that I'm not good enough
That I will NEVER be enough
That I will fail
That I will never achieve my dreams

But they are WRONG

I'm not going to give up
I'm not going to give in
I'm not going to let them win
I'm not going to let them tell me that I'm not good enough

I'm going to decide that
ME
NOT them

I'm not going to let them tell me my dreams will fail
Maybe they feel that way because they aren't dreaming big enough

This is MY life
I will live by MY rules
And with every breath I take, I will fight

I will fight for a better tomorrow
I will fight for a better today
I will fight for who I am
I will fight for my dreams
I will fight to keep going

Just because I have been knocked down countless times
Does not mean that I have given up
It just means I will have the strength to get up and keep going

My failures do not define me
My past does not define me
Only one person can define who I am
And that is me

Only I can make the choices that I make
Only I can learn from my past so I can make a better future for myself
Only I can decide whether or not I'm worthy
Only I can decide whether or not my dreams will fail
Only I can decide whether or not this is all worth it

After all
It is MY life
And I refuse to let other people live it for me