Goals
* Record scratch *
What’s up y’all?
We’re gonna make this Thought
A little different
Same format
Different intention
This is not a poem
This is a confession
Someone needs to hear this
And that person is
You
For those that actually read my
Thoughts
I give you a passenger-seat
Perspective
Of my emotions and experiences
My ups
But mostly my downs
I kept it authentic
I don’t give you what you want to see
But what you need to see
To understand this Thought more
Go back and re-read “Graduation”
And “Flight”
I express the reality that most people are
Afraid to share
Afraid to come to terms with
Afraid to accept
I did not know what the future held
The pressure from society
Family
Friends’ successes
It wears at your soul and determination
It causes you to doubt your own
Capabilities
What can I really offer?
What can I really do?
I promise you
In this ever-changing world
There is something for everyone
The only thing that separates you
From the rest
Is the first step taken
Will you step forward?
Or never take a step at all?
Who do you really want to be?
You can see the change in confidence
Between the two poems
The first, I was a timid graduate
With no aims for the future
The latter
I was a focused and goal-driven young man
With plans to make my goals a reality
I’ve taken flight
And I don’t plan on landing anytime soon
Chase your goals
Make your dreams a reality
It’s only a fantasy until you make it
Your reality
We all start from the same point
We came out of our mothers’ wombs
Different variables impact our trajectory
But we’re born with the same life
Flowing through our bodies
Don’t let anything deter you
From being the human being you
Have been striving to be
The slamming of doors in your face
Resonate in your eardrums
Build your own door
Pave your own path
The moment you stop fighting
Is the day you stop living
Each year I upped the ante
Made like ten thousand
Twenty thousand
Thirty thousand
Forty thousand
They’re trying to give me reasons to
Stop…
