It Wasn'T Easy
It wasn't easy
But it had to be done
Hard work is not always fun
Sleepless nights
Lots of advice
Had to take heed
Trying to see what all I had to do to succeed
I was counted out
Yes
But you see I am what they call success
Success comes with fears of failing
Exceptions to excelling
Constant cries
Consistency is where it lies
Never giving up
No matter what it took
Taking on task
That were hard
Playing your part in a society
Who already labels you before they know
That you are a plant ready to grow
Only thing they needed was to see the soil
Nurture it to life
With water and sunlight
And then boom
There is life spoke into the unspoken
It came with restless nights
Devotion
Beliefs for the unbelievable
Achieving for the unachievable
Reasoning for the unreasonable
Yet I still feel success
I gave it all my best
I didn't put a limit on myself
I wanted to be rich in knowledge and then gain my wealth
This road wasn't easy
I didn't do it myself
I had a team
Who supported the dream
Too
I am a part of 2022
I am the finished image
Of making it through a pandemic
I understood
That some things work for the good
And sometimes being misunderstood doesn't make it worse
I stand out
Breaking a generational curse
An unfinished lyric
To an unfinished verse
I am the decision I make
I am the risk that I take
I am still human and will make mistakes
But they can be corrected
I am no longer rejected
I am respected with honors
I am the upcoming uprising star
I am not who you say I am
I am a warrior a conqueror not a quitter
I am someone
I am
I did it when everyone said I can't
With all that is left to say
Congratulations
I made it
And this feeling I wouldn't trade it
Written by Concetta Hardnett
05/22/2022
To all the Graduates
Copyright © Concetta Hardnett | Year Posted 2022
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