Though I have witnessed my peers grow
At a time when everything around me seemed to stagnate,
Though time went by too fast and my dreams seemed bleak,
Though I painfully viewed them in the rearview mirror and cast doubt into my future,
Though my dreams started to fade even without starting,
Though hope seemed to escape me in the dead of the night,
Though tears of hopelessness streamed down my face late in the night,
Though thoughts ran through my mind day and night
Though I would wish to disappear when things got tough and my vision seemed blurry.
Though hard questions seemed to have no answers,
I am still here.