YOU.

Courage is not taught,
Courage is learned.

Voice is not a given,
It is earned.

Opinion is not free,
It comes with a cost.

Decisions are not easy,
They break things apart.

If you are waiting for someone to come pat your back,
You will be waiting a really long time.

And if you are waiting to be discovered for you to shine,
You’ll be disappointed because no one is searching to help a star shine.

If all you see when you look around is darkness,
It is time to dive deeper and let your light shine.

For if anyone was going to come to your rescue,
They would have arrived in a long time.

As You get off the high horse,
Dismantle your saddle,
Put down the firearm,
Get ready to fight a new battle.
You will now learn to resort to courage,
Courage like you have never seen before.

Because from here on now,
It is YOU,
Your dreams,
Your path towards the light,
And your days waiting for you to shine.

If anyone is ever going to say “You can do it”,
It must be YOU and you alone.
Like all these years,
With every tear and every fear,
That you picked yourself up.

Go fight your battles,
YOU and your courage are all you own!