I have pushed the tears aside,
I will never admit to all the tears that I have cried.
All of the nights of doubting my dreams and who I truly am,
And wondering whether or not it is worth sticking to the plan.
The doubts and fears are the words that everyone else has said,
Causing dread as they continue to swirl and spiral in my head.
Never once did I believe any of it to be true,
Just because I am doing something that you know you could never do.
I have realized that no one believes in me because they want to see me fail,
All because they have allowed their dreams to run stale.
They think because they messed up their paths then I will too,
But they could never handle half of the shit that I went through.
The nights that I was alone and I cried myself to sleep,
All of the times that I thought there was no hope and that I was in too deep.
The secrets that I kept to myself, and the ones that I never shared,
Mainly because I knew that no one really cared.
The smiles that I would fake while I was falling apart everyday,
But continuing on while I was pretending to be okay.
The strength it took to push through when I was falling apart,
Because everyone was telling me to let it go and be smart.
They couldn\'t see the vision, so none of them thought it could come true,
And respectfully, you are not me, and I have no desire to be you.
I don\'t quit just because someone tells me no,
And I don\'t care what you say, I am not just going to let it go.
I don\'t stop just because things get hard,
Because I refuse to quit when I am down at the final yard.
You could give up, right before everything starts to fall into place,
And then you will be left wondering what would have happened if you didn\'t quit the race.
I don\'t care if you think it can\'t come true, I don\'t care if you think I\'m crazy,
Even if I can\'t see it clearly yet, and the vision is still a little hazy.
Taking it one day at a time will get me one step closer to where I want to be,
And I don\'t care if no one else can see.
I know what I want, and I am not going to stop until I get it,
And there is nothing that is going to make me quit.
I have finally realized what I want, and I don\'t care if it no one else believes,
Because there are too many people out there who are thieves.
They try to diminish your dreams and tell you that it\'s not worth your time,
But I am not listening to them anymore, because this is not your dream, it\'s mine.