I can live with myself, and I am amazed at myself, my love, my beauty,
I am taken by my failures, astounded by my fears,
I am stubborn and childish,
in the midst of this wreckage of life they incurred,
I practice being myself,
and I have found parts of myself never dreamed of by me,
they were goaded out from under rocks in my heart
when the walls were built higher,
when the water was turned off and the windows painted black.

from Who Understands Me but Me, Jimmy Santiago Baca

(Sorry about the random poetry spam, btw. I realized that I have an entire folder of poetry bookmarks that I might as well sprinkle into my blog.)


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livinglifewithconfidence33333:

dream big!!!! And most importantly, don’t let people who don’t matter discourage you!

livinglifewithconfidence33333:

dream big!!!! And most importantly, don’t let people who don’t matter discourage you!