Build Your Own Sky

I was not born to walk the line,
I was born to redraw the map.
Where others waited for the light,
I learned to shine in the dark.

They said the road was already made,
I chose the forest instead.
They followed footprints in the sand,
I followed the voice in my head.

The world may not remember the crowd,
It remembers the ones who dared.
Not the one who feared the fall,
But the one who learned to fly.

So build your road where none exists,
Write your name across the sky.
The future belongs to those
Who dare to create, not imitate.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Alex Avatar
July 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
"The future belongs to those Who dare to create, not imitate" - It's a very powerful poem with a call for everyone to find their own path instead of treading through trodden paths.
Smith nee Howarth Avatar
July 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I'm building.
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