A New World

By Kira Rodriguez

People said I couldn’t do it. 

I was alone with a dream, 

Not a dollar to my name. 

But I look down at the world I’ve made,

Pride coursing through my veins. 

People said I couldn’t do it. 

The stares were blinding, 

Not sure if I will keep going. 

But I look down at the world I’ve made,

A smile wide on my face. 

People said I couldn’t do it. 

I’m young in a harsh world, 

Not sure what I’m doing. 

But I look down at the world I’ve made,

Tears resting in my eyes. 

People said I couldn’t do it. 

To the world I was a fragile thing,

Not sure if I’d break. 

But I look down at the world I’ve made,

The journey leaving my heart full. 

People said I couldn’t do it. 

They were wrong. 

They’re always wrong.