That's on ME
MY struggle is my own
just as YOURS is YOUR own
we are UNIQUE in what makes us "us"
and what got us HERE
I am PROUD of YOU
as I HOPE
YOU
are proud of me
I DIDN'T HAVE RUNNING WATER OR ELECTRICITY
THATS ON ME
I SPENT YEARS IN THERAPY ON STATE INSURANCE
THATS ON ME
I LIVED WITH AN ABUSIVE STEPFATHER THAT IS NO LONGER HERE
THATS ON ME
I STILL HATE WHAT I CAME FROM
THATS ON ME
I ATTEMPTED ON MYSELF TWICE BEFORE 18
THATS ON ME
BUT
I WORKED MY ASS OFF HELPING MY COMMUNITY
THATS ON ME
I AM A MEMBER OF MY LOCAL STUDENT COUNCIL
THATS ON ME
I GOT MY GRADES UP TO WHERE I CAN ATTEND COLLEGE AT ASU
THATS ON ME
I FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL AND EARNED EVERY OPPURTUNITY
THATS ON ME
I POWERED THROUGH MY DIAGNOSED DEPRESSION AND LIVED
THATS ON ME
what im saying is
MY STRUGGLES aren't the ultimate defining factors in my life story
BUT
THEY ARE ON ME
and that will never change
SO YOU KNOW WHAT
screw it
imma move forward
as i hope you do too
CAUSE YOUR STRUGGLES
ARE ON YOU
and
i believe in you
you aren't done here
you arent YOUR STRUGGLES
and trust me
THEY WILL BE LOUD
but
YOU WILL BE LOUDER
AND YOU
ARE NOT
THEM
and i know
cause,
and hear me out,
THATS ON ME