It was always you
It was always you
By Michelle Morris
17/12/2025
Did you ever watch a movie
And see the hero before he knows it?
He tries and fails and keeps trying
Gets up each time he falls
Resists dying
Keeps fighting
Keeps moving
Keeps learning
Keeps proving
Keeps racing
Keeps pacing
Keeps rising
Keeps striving
Keeps growing
Keeps changing
Until he knows it
Because it's a journey
It's a quest we have to take
You leave comfort and knowing
You embrace pain and growing
You might think you're failing
You keep struggling but hoping
You hold on to your faith
You feel like your fingernails will break
But you f* do it
You keep on doing it
You pray and you curse
You scream and you hurt
But you keep on
Because you have a will
You have a purpose
You have a goal
Your dream pushes you
It has to because no one else will
Those people on the sidelines
Forget them because they are lookers
They're not doers
They don't understand it
They don't have courage
They don't know purpose
They don't have passion
They are happy with their unhappiness
They are content to be nothing
They are content to feel nothing
But we are not here for contentment
We are here to strive and to thrive
We are here to build legacies
Legacies that remain as beacons
Beacons of hope
Beacons of light
Beacons of faith
Beacons of right
And even if you're in it
And you don't know it yet
You're the hero
It was always you
Don't forget it
Don't regret it
Don't stop trying
Don't stop striving
You're the hero
It was always you
One day you'll see it
One day you'll know
© Michelle Morris, 2025
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