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To Live:

January 3, 2022
By Anonymous

The fear in falling,

The pain in hitting rock bottom.

The drain in being alive,

The authenticity in racial pride. 

The energy to survive,

The regrets that don’t subside.

The diversity in revolving,

The will in stardom. 

The desire in repetition,

The strain in no results,

The fidelity in ambition, 

The consequence in insults. 

The hope to achieve,

The envisionment in life.

The perfection in being who you aspire to be.

The courage to soar,

The humility to believe.

The freedom to roar,

The choice to leave.

The power to decide,

The strength to rise above.

The ability to fly, 

The beauty to love. 


The author's comments:

I wanted to share this piece as it involves the many emotions/traits I've experienced throughout my life. I wanted to showcase the positives and the negatives in one poem and this was my way to express how I've lived and how I will live. 


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