Poem

WHO AM I? be sexier, be funnier, be thinner, be prettier. “Be you.” But who is that? too smart. too thin. too sexy. too loud. “Be you.” But not too much. __________ __________ __________ I am. And that’s enough. -Alyssa…

The wall grew taller The river grew deeper As she drowned in her fears The wall became shorter The river became shallower As she dared to share What had been dammed before

There’s a whole world you’ve never seen because you’ve never dared to dream beyond the borders of what you were taught to love. There’s a whole world you’ve never explored because you’ve been scared to choose a door fearing the…