Out Of Control Or Not In Their Control? Poem by Darrell Harris

CAN YOU HEAR ME UNIVERSE?
I know you felt my pain, I know you seen me dead
I know you seen me broken, I know you've seen the self hate
But I took the time now to say it's not me anymore
I'm still a little insecure
But I'm more self assured than I've been in a while
A couple times a day lately I could really smile
I felt all the improvement that I got
I'm casting off the hate, I'm throwing out the jealousy
I'm no longer in doubt about my life's purpose
Some will call me crazy, some will try to pull me back
Because they're scared of the fall that a high like this can have
I'm here to say it doesn't
Are your ears still open?
Will you feel the joy that I have?
Can I still remain me while this change is occurring?
Will the chips on the table be raked in by me?
I'm here for it all, I won't run away again
I'll look in that mirror just see my greatest friend
I'll keep my legs moving when my heart is beating like a drum
I'll walk if I can't run
I'll crawl if I can't walk
I'll still try if I can't move
I'm still here there's gotta be a reason
And I won't give it up
I'm grateful for this second chance
I'll change the world like so many others
I'll breathe life into lost souls
Cuz I wouldn't listen to somebody hiding all their shame
I got skeletons galore and I put it out
I'm not the biggest or the strongest but I am the greatest
I'm on this time now, I'm just waiting for the world to catch up
And when it does
I'll still be me
So dear universe keep watching while I live how I should live