By: Linda M Crate

i am not inferior
nor superior
to anyone
all i wish to do is bloom
every day into a more
beautiful me,
and i will never back down from the
challenge of bettering myself;
or from the fiery passion of my dreams
that i am always burning with
because i will use my light
to shine goodness and kindness to all those
who need a reason to smile
i will use my magic, my powers for
good—
tomorrow comes when it comes
i will enjoy the blessings of today because
every day may not be the best,
but there is beauty to every day;
life is too short
not to follow one’s heart and be one’s true self
so i will not fake it to make it anymore
i will only be genuinely me
because the truth will set me free.