Growing up, I was just a seed in the concrete, Trying to find my way, feeling incomplete, But I bloomed into a flower, standing tall and proud, Even when the storms hit, I never bowed. I faced the struggles, like a ship in a storm, But I kept pushing forward, like I was born To defy the odds, and break through the chains, I refused to be held back, I had bigger aims. I was a diamond in the rough, just waiting to shine, I had to dig deep, find the strength inside, To overcome the obstacles, and conquer my fears, I had to rise above, wipe away the tears. I was like a phoenix, rising from the ashes, I turned my pain into power, and my passion flashes, I found my voice, and I refused to be silenced, I painted my own path, and my dreams I nourished