Letter to Purpose
Dear Purpose,
I think about you all the time
Through countless seconds, minutes, and hours
You were always hard to find
My life continued with persistence
From elementary to high school
To believe in your existence
My nickname was Dr. King
Sometimes even Malcolm X
Because I had a dream
With high hopes for a new start
I attended college to earn my degree
Keeping my mind intact so it wouldn’t fall apart
I wasn’t trying to win the race
I wanted to survive
Going at my own pace
I wanted my name to be heard as motivation
To be stuck in people’s brain
As determination
You are not my fate
You didn’t decide which path I was going to take
I made my own choices to achieve goals on a specific date
My intentions were to teach people about value
To have individuals invest in themselves and then in others for a better cause
So I’m going to do what I need to do
I have my reason
And that reason is you.
Yours truly,
Aaramis