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As far as I remember, I’ve always been shy.
I never could directly look people in the eye.
“What am I so afraid of?” I sit and wonder.
Maybe it’s because my self esteem is so far under.
Eleven ounces lighter, I stepped on the gas pedal, Eleven ounces lighter I had to push a little harder. Breathe.Leaving home was too easy. The goodbyes were only temporary. But, what made it difficult was leaving her.
Eleven ounces lighter, I stepped on the gas pedal, Eleven ounces lighter, I had to push a little harder. Breathe.Leaving home was too easy. The goodbyes were only temporary. But, what made it difficult was leaving her.
I remember being younger
When the sun shown just a bit darker
And things seemed tilted off a normal plane.
I have never been one for writing
I always blamed on the timing
Dear Model Minority Stereotype,Why must I abuse my healthcontinuously, clawing, gnawing, eroding my
Do you feel it?
Have you seen it come to be?
It's all around you,
in front, in back,
it has begun consuming your very depths.
This surge of emotions, of feelings,
Hope deferred makes the heartsick
Toxins of hurt and shame permeating
Leaving fuels of carnal residue
Where pride flicks its presence and magnifies it all
From Tonka Toys to Tick Tock on a clock
The time has come to put the childish things away
This prince must now become King
The training is over!!! I step into the ring
