On Thursday, March 21 it was the World Poetry Day, so my literacy essential class I was performing a short poem to my classmates. I was so proud to be a part of the day and most importantly, it had opened me to a window to express my feeling and reflect myself through the writing about myself in this school year. I think this was one of my favorite poems so far that I wrote and it was inspired by my action this year to get out and engage more with my world.
Let Fight to Shine Your Light
by Mengthong Long
This is your world, it belongs to you,
To you, to you, and to you all.
You own it! You were born with it! You commit to it!
This place is the reason why you are here.
So why not, taking responsibility to engage with your world.
Be yourself, believe in yourself, and go with your mind.
Let shine your light out there, show your truthfulness of who you are,
Show of what you capable of.
Let’s go out there to explore your own world.
No pain, no gain
No failures, no success
Actually, there is no such thing as failures
Because true failures is a lesson.
Dip Dip Boom Boom, the heart is beating, the sound of anxious.
We all have fear, we all used to undergo an uncomfortable situation.
But remember this:
Don’t let it build a cage around you.
Don’t let it hold your back
If you stuck, if I stuck and if we all stuck, we all are not growing.
We’re being locked in this boundary, in the darkness full of fear and doubt.
Fear is the mirror to reflect failure.
So let stop the FEAR to define you.
Let break the boundary; Let shine the life that you want to be.
Let shine your light!
Let shine your light!
Let shine your light!
If not here, where? If not now, when? If not you, who?
Have a taste of the flavor now or never.
Bravery is the only key to success!
So let shine your light right now!
Show this world of who you are.
Note: So please repeat these phrases after me.
I’m not scared!
I’m not scared!
We all not scared!
I can do it, we all can do it.
I’m gonna shine my light!
I’m gonna do whatever it takes to be fearless and to be who I am.