Sprouting Into My Self Realization

You lift me way up high like a mountain to reach the top then you quickly tear me down. You caress me with love And put me on a pedestal then again you make me feel discourage. You encourage me to dream To reach for new horizons and those dreams are shattered when you conduct yourself afar of your ideology. And in my ups and downs, And every smile I give, and in my effort to reach my dreams ……. I struggle. I struggle to fulfill your expectations I struggle to understand your wants and emotions [and in the process I lose sight of myself] and what I want to become. Knowing this, I open up like a fragile rose that Unfolds petal by petal [and liberate the power that’s in me] that lead me to trust and love myself With hopes and dreams I unfold …………