Ambition: A Poetry Anthology

Endurance

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Dear Younger-Me,

I hope you know

How much farther

You'll need to go

Before you reach

The star you seek,

But don't give up.

Don't give up on me.

This life is hard;

It's out for you,

To make lies out of

What you know is true

And feel in your heart

No matter the pain

Or scars that you've earned,

Like black battle stains.

You're innocent youth;

You don't understand

Just how evil it is,

How red are its hands,

This world that you know

And so long to see,

And I know the truth,

But I'll let you believe,

'Cause it's beautiful,

The song that you sing,

A sweet lullaby

That lifts up your wings

And lets you take flight

Into stormy skies

That rattle your bones

And stifle your cries,

But you won't back down;

You won't quit to fly,

Though it's darker still

Each time to try

To touch that star,

Bring it to land,

Close to your heart,

Held in your hand

With all of its strength

And all its bright glow.

Your dream is loud,

And so you know

That you'll fly and fall

Then try once more

'Til you reach the height

You're climbing towards,

Growing higher

The more you climb,

And darling, it's true;

You'll have to strive

So much longer

Before you're there,

There in the stars,

There in the air

Where you can breathe,

Fully and freely,

Finally alive,

Finally freewheeling

In breathtaking space,

The colors, the lights,