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I Will and Can by Hannah

 

I will try,
I can succeed,
And I can fail,

I can be strong,
I can live strong,
But I can break,

I was afraid,
Of being brought down,
And I was,

I was ignored,
And I was talked back,
I was terrified.

I can stand,
I can stand among these people,
No one will know,

They don't respect me,
They don't care,
They don't know,

But I can stand,
I can fail,
I can succeed.

I can be strong,
And I can break.
But I will not waste my life.

I will not mope and mourn,
Things have happened.
That was my past,

This is me now,
I vow to stand,
To not back away,

To stay my way,
To not be sad,
I am proud,

I am strong,
I am me,
I am a person,

I will stand tall,
I will be the person,
I'll be understood and willing.

I will and can.
 

6.2007

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