For far too long, I have let everyone else control how I felt about me,
And allowing them to tell me all of the things that I was never going to be.
I never believed in myself because of everything that they would say,
But deep down, I knew that I would be able to hit my goals some day.
I knew it would take time, and that it wasn’t going to happen overnight,
To finally realize that maybe I am doing something right.
It’s all because of what happened yesterday, that one little thing,
And it was so small, and I didn’t know about all of the realizations that it would bring.
It made me realize, that I am someone who is never going to quit,
And it doesn\'t matter how many times I am going to have to take a hit.
Because I know what I want, and I will always continue to stand strong,
Even when everyone around me is telling me that what I am doing is wrong.
And someone telling me I can’t do it is all of the motivation that I need,
But I know that I can grow from anything, because I am the one who is planting the seed.
I know that no one is going to come around and water it,
It’s okay, because I don’t need their help, not one little bit.
And I will remember that when it rains, it is helping you grow,
You are going to get to where you want, even if you are taking your time and going slow.
There will be times when the storm comes in, and it suddenly starts to pour,
And that is when you have to fight back and let the lion in you start to roar.
When everyone sees you as a mouse, you have to fight back and release the lion inside,
Because you have overcome so much, and there is no reason you have to hide.
There are so many people who want to kick you when your down,
And they will never be the ones who will help you stand up off of the ground.
When you get back up, you will hear them start to pray,
Because they are scared that you lived to fight another day.
They have never seen anyone who can bounce back the way that you can,
And even when things got hard, you stayed strong and decided to stick to the plan.
You decided to focus on the goal, instead of fixating on how long it would take,
And you got tired of being the bigger person, and you can’t wait to show your success to all of the
snakes.