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My Anthem

living in what you can't change opens a challenge in life
what challenges you ask
the obstacles not only I but others has betrayed on me
I jump high and I duck low to shield it off
but at times I miss and I get hit and knocked down
but I always stand right back up
I have goals and dreams 
no one is going to bring me down 
unless I allow them too. 
Standing strong and standing proud.

Copyright © Lori Mccray | Year Posted 2017


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Over Coming the Fork In the Road

Many times in my past experiences 
Detours of my life 
Open up my life of a journey of many experiences 
Of instead of going straight I would 
Take opposite direction of the past experiences of 
All of known instead just moving forward 
That brought my life 
Repetitive in same circle motion 
Bring me backwards 
Of where I would have to start all over again and again 
That brought sabotagedment to my life 
If just look at what I had to do 
And not everyone else 
I would have been able to have already been 
On my own looking forward has made me see accomplishments 
Of my life 
That took many chances and years 
Of patience 
Allowing through times of 
Acceptance of my mistakes 
But each day achievement of my mistakes 
Made me stronger to move forward 
And have abilities of 
Decreasing my mistakes 
Looking at my progress 
I have accomplished alot 
But sometimes the fork in the road 
Sabotages 
Everything I earned 
Then here I am looking for 
Acceptance of looking at 
Damage I have 
Cause 
That opened up a reruns of my life experiences 
I keep trying to use detour of opposite direction of my fork in the road I seem to want to forget 
I've been
Trying for years the detours seemed to not work 
Why not look forward instead 
Of looking easy way out even if 
It takes a while to make a 
Accomplishments difference between that 
I Have a hard time letting go and sometimes considering the corce 
That 
Life open many opportunity but take time 
Regaining once earned 
Looking at the mirror sometimes my mistakes get foggy with reputation building up 
Reflecting on words and what I put others through seems 
Reflecting on my future   
Because almost causes them their own life struggles with others and causes conflicts

Copyright © Lori Mccray | Year Posted 2017

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Rough Past

Life of reconnecting with the times of my past 
That opened up the struggle with my memories 
But I can't focus 
On my weakness of my life because dueling on them Won't change anything. 
But causes battles with others

I create battlegrounds have everyone on opposite sides.
I know I don't need too but at times I struggle with allowing time
Everyone is doing what they can to help me 
I just struggle with allowing time to past, to look at the bigger picture. 

The bigger picture gets foggy in the mirror.
The mirror reflects what my mind wants to see not what is happening.
Independence is my goal and I know that
But taking the steps of independence is hard when my past haunts me. 

At times I look in my mirror and I see that others life is what I want
I struggle to understand that I have goals and I could get to that point if I give it a chance.
My chances are there...I reach and reach but I fall short.
Other's strengths make me envious
So i push and push to get what I want. 
But in the end it just sets me back.
I always push too hard and sabotaged what I gain
my life seam fall realization I looking for options and pressure myself because look too forward  at may happen all on day but life has reopen of many options and many opinion that give that keep mind you may not like put keep mind that's the theirs and may not like      
others may say but that's okay because I have right to my say

Copyright © Lori Mccray | Year Posted 2017

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