IDIOT - Inspired, Disciplined, Invincible, Outstanding, Teenager

Mawi Asgedom

Inspired
Drop your jaw, you’re about to get amazed,
I have 4 secret powers that can’t be fazed.
Bring me problems, challenges, or any reasons to fail.
I reverse their power and give em life in jail.
My inspiration rises from one simple fact.
I have power: I control how I act.

Disciplined
Now some say inspiration is all that you need,
But I’ve never bought that stale chicken feed.
I reflect on my life and write my goals down,
Then work: success is a verb not a noun.
Good, bad, all I do adds to my sum,
I have power: I control who I become.

Invincible
As the sun rises from the east and sets in the west,
Every great champion is put to the test
When life wracks me with pain and the price seems too steep,
I create heroic victories by refusing defeat
So no matter the challenge, no matter the foe,
I have power: I choose how much courage I show.

Outstanding
If it were all about me, that’d be the end of this rhyme
But thinking only about yourself, that’s the ultimate crime,
Outstanding doesn’t mean I’m the star of the show
I can also stand out for the kindness I sow,
My contributions stream, like water through a sieve,
I have power: I control what I give

Teen
So don’t rob me of life, don’t tell me the lie,
That I’m not old enough to spread my wings and fly
I was born to soar, and not someday but now,
I was born with the talent, and I already know how
So drop your jaw, you’re about to get amazed,
I have 4 secret powers that can never be fazed.

CHOICES

Nikki Giovanni

if i can't do
what i want to do
then my job is to not
do what i don't want
to do

it's not the same thing
but it's the best i can
do

if i can't have
what i want . . . then
my job is to want
what i've got
and be satisfied
that at least there
is something more to want

since i can't go
where i need
to go . . . then i must . . . go
where the signs point
through always understanding
parallel movement
isn't lateral

when i can't express
what i really feel
i practice feeling
what i can express
and none of it is equal
i know
but that's why mankind
alone among the animals
learns to cry