Perseverance

I can't be helpless

I can't give in

Everything my whole life

Has been telling me

I'm not good enough

I'll never make it

I've spent a lifetime

Giving up on myself

Instead of seeing things

through. I'm tired.

I'm tired of that.

I'm tired of not

being able to balance

everything. It's not

up to others to fix that.

The only person

that can fix that

is me. The only person

that can make me strong

is me. I know I'm strong

because I've endured

these things before.

I have to trust my intuition.

I have to trust what's in my gut

I have to listen to what my heart

is telling me. My heart is telling me;

Anne Marie, you can do this,

You are not helpless; you do not

NEED others to help you become

your best self. You NEED yourself

to become your best self.

I want to be ready to start

a life. I want to be admired

for my strength, I don't want to

be looked at as a weakness

It's now or never. I can save

my soul now, and bring myself

to the right path, or I can stay here

in misery, wishing and wishing

like all the times before.

I'm older now, wiser.

I don't need to rush,

I need to be patient and work hard

I need to make sure everything

works properly, so that I can

propel myself forth

into the majestic air

and fly to greater heights

than I've ever even known.

That's exactly what I'm

going to do.