I stop and listen to the ideas and wonders that travels through my brain

Watching as my shadow is stabbing me in my back

Melting courage and hope on my spine

So when I walk straight forward toward my path that leads me to my dreams

I don't trip on broken glass from broken dreams spoken by broken people

Making sure I have a bandage around my soul

So when my ears drift away from my ideas

It won't get damaged from deadly critics and doubtful faith drenched in venom

People saying

"You will never be a dancer"

"You will never be a poet"

"You will never be a writer"

And even if those words are filled with the most awful poison that a person can spit out their mouths

I still have the bandage wrapped tightly around my soul

So it can suck up any negative feedback

And throw it back at them

Making them taste their own words

I AM DANCE

Simply because I tell a story with my feet

While my hands move in similar motion

That fills my head with hope and pride

Picturing millions of people 

Watching me

Watching what I can do

Looking at my form

Precisely and delicately

I AM A WRITER

Simply because I write what everyone is thinking

Picturing millions of people listening to my words

Processing each syllable

Every verb

Every double meaning

And getting an applause from a thousand eyes

And a million bodies standing in aw

I AM POETRY

Simply because I am a poet

Because I can take a pictured fantasy

And verbally turn it into a reality

And all three of these things are considered jobs

Dream jobs of mine

What goes through my mind when I think of my future

What I think about in class

When I sleep

When I breathe

Because doing these things will be just as simple as breathing

Because I will be doing something I love

And it's not about the money

The amount of money I will get 

Or lack there of

The negative feedback I might get

Or the doubtful faith I might accidently breathe in that sometimes makes me gag

Because every time I hack negatively

I produce postive hope that fills the air

And inhale nothing but spoken miracles

So as I continue to walk on my path to success

I will ignore my demons

And never take a step back