The Lesson I Grew Up With

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.”

– Michelle Obama

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To Squash A Star

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Tonight I looked up at a star as it sparkled so brightly.

I lifted up my hands in the freezing night and placed the twinkle Little Star between my thumb and index finger all set to squash it.

Broken Winged Birds

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”

—Langston Hughes