Reasons! Poem by Brett Roberts

My foundation will not crack and crumble.
Not saying that I may stumble, but I’ll recover.
I don’t need a lover, to discover who I really am.

Waking with determination in my eyes.
I see what it takes to reach my destination.

Love for ones self.

All I needed was a little inspiration to move on.
Watching my transformation into everything that I want to be.

My hard exterior protects me from the world around me.
Taking all the blows they throw at me.
Come on try and knock me down. I’ll stick around.

The day presses on, and I have all the reason to smile.
I’m busy getting my education, they want to see me fail.
Even more reason to take this 3.8 gpa and laugh on the inside.

Bigger then most, I will not fight their pointless war,
But capitalize on their mental lapses instead.
I will make it out ahead.

They live in spite, wanting me to lay down and die tonight.

Every second I have is a reason to live, and that reason is me.
Summer is the season to explore, I am going to go sit on some distance shore.
I will roar to the gods, because now I know the score.

I have to look out for me, carefully picking the ones I put in my life.
Because they’re rife people who are ready to watch me fall.
But I stand tall, giving it my all.

As I close my eyes before I begin to dream.
I have a determination in my eyes, because I see.
What its going to take to reach my destination.

Love for myself.