Too many days wasted
Comparing myself to others
Wondering if I am good enough
Measuring sticks that will never be long enough
I will never be strong enough
I will never be smart enough
But I will never stop trying to push on through
No one can tell me what I am
I will never believe the lies or alibies
I am not a statistic
And just because I grew up from a single parent home
Doesn’t mean I will pimp myself out and live
On the streets forever
It means that I have the street mentality
And the hustle of life thrives in my bones
My confidence comes from the space where
Love lives
And I won’t waste days, minutes or times
Trying to be perfect
Under Amber Skies, written by author and poet Jill Eisnaugle, is a wonderful collection of rhyming poetry guaranteed to please every reader. In this, her second book, she writes of new friendships kindled, as well as old friendships solidified. She g
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