Alisha Ricks

What is the journey to success?
Success is not gained by defeat
Success does not occur over night
Success can emerge at any age
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Trust is earned
But once violated
It’s difficult to regain
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Each day that I wake up and turn on the news, something has happened
Why? What is becoming of our world? But the real problem is teen
Dropouts
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Without fear there cannot be courage
Fear drives the unthinkable out of us

What gives you courage when there is none?
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What are colors? Colors are all around us, everywhere we look
There are so many different colors; yet so beautiful and radiant

Red symbolizes excitement, energy, love, and passion
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Be who you are
Accepting yourself is a start
Open your eyes
Look at yourself
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We sit in the midst hoping and waiting for a better tomorrow
Praying and thinking for whatever comes
Hope gives us the courage to strive
Hope makes us continue our lives
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Education can open the doors to a new future
Why do you not want to learn?
It’s satisfactory to be smart and intelligent
You don’t have to look to others for things
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Thanks mom for being there my whole life
Thanks mom for being there when I was feeling down
Thanks mom for giving me a peace of mind
Thanks mom for buying me things
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I believe in God
I believe in myself regardless of what others say

I love myself
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Drip, drip, drip I hear rain drops falling
Drip after drip on the ground and against
The window
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She was a girl surrounded by heroin addicts
Prostitution on every corner
Her parents were no help
Always bent over with a high
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Look at the blue Lagoon
Sitting there so brightly
Green frogs leap there
Green frogs leaping everywhere
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I am the waves that swish against the rocks
I am the wind that blows through your hair
I am the sun that shines on your face
I am the rain that drops on your face
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Life is a never ending journey
Not knowing where it begins
Nor how it will end
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Life may not be what you expected, but there is a reason you have life
For all of the pain and affliction you have endured in your life don’t let it have prestige over you
Take hold of yourself and your life
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Let go, spread your wings
Look up at the beautiful sky blue clouds
See the birds in the air
And the fish of the sea that pass through
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The world we were born in is
No longer the world we once knew
It has become corrupted to where it’s
Unbearable to live upon
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Life is a precious gift
But it can be bittersweet
Everyone makes choices
Good or bad
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I hear when you cry but no one is there to take your hand
I'll take your hand because I care
I carry you in my spirit, mind, soul, and heart
Each waking moment I pray for you to become stronger
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