desire to inspire scholarship slam 2020
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With COVID
you have to stay tight in a bubble
while it may seem difficult for some
for me, I have little trouble.
It is very hard for me to make friends
so a lot of the time I feel alone
Existence
You asked me what inspires me?
I was forced to look within
Since I couldn't come up with an answer right away
I thought about changing the topic
Toddlers pitter patter,
The whole world is theirs.
One step forward-
This step gives them a scar.
Parents comforting,
Strangers judging.
My death was warm.
I took no last breath; rather, my breath was an orchestra playing the final diminuendo of a piece.
Inspiration gives such a sensation.
It lifts you up, when you feel like giving up.
It sometimes shows up when you least expect it.
Knocking at the door, when you feel bored.
Inspiration is a dry concept.
You ask what me inspires me, but what if I don’t know?
What if my life is just full of fear and doubt?
Inspiration is hard to put into words.
Inspiration is a dry concept.
You ask what me inspires me, but what if I don’t know?
What if my life is just full of fear and doubt?
Inspiration is hard to put into words.
Once again,
I find myself engulfed
By all that I despise, and all that is not to be;
Amidst the torrents of insoluble sloth,
With all my Muses having left me,
Legs aching, hot sun parching the tongue and skin
rag tag garments only barely perserving modestly
deep in the heart of Nairobi Kenya
making the daily trip for water
The best things come in two
The flowers with spring
The stars and moon
Mother oh mother, how she would sing
Big strong father, who calls my name
The best things come in two
The flowers with spring
The stars and moon
Mother oh mother, how she would sing
Big strong father, who calls my name
I’m Okay Being Just Me
I don’t label myself a social butterfly.
I tend to hold back sometimes, but I have more to me than you see.