I am not where I come from
That’s not my identity
Though it somehow fashioned me

The way I talk and the way I walk
Always looking round me
That’s that city mentality

But it doesn’t fully define me
I am more of where I’m going
The place that awaits me

The welcome mat of glory
That’s my destiny

The beginning was just the start
of this journey that takes me
to where I long to be

It was a time and place for which most will forget
But that which lies ahead,
That’s majestic yet

So it doesn’t matter where or how I started
What matters is where I will be
Eternity

This tainted skin
the crevices found on my body
the cuts and scrapes
the tears that remain

the weight on my shoulders that pressed down so deeply
That I could barely breathe deeply

None of that fully defines me
for this is just the journey

And yes there is value to this journey
You gotta look around and breathe it in take it all in
Still what matters most is what lies ahead in the distance, in the horizon,
The shining glory,
that’s where I’m going to be
that’s me