Real Art Protest – Game from a Young Me

Remember rumors spread like wildfires

While truth blooms like a flower.

Never be scared to try your luck.

The ruckus is where the magic happens.

Can your fortitude be broken?

Don’t use words when actions shout.

You’ll thank me later

and habits last a life time.

The will comes before the skill

and don’t go extinct like the pterosaur.

Only go after a goal when your heart is in it

and only if your heart is prepared to fail.

Victory is kin to you like blood

when doubters spew nothing but fear.

If you can’t handle storm in your life

There’s no way you’ll be the future me.

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Rashaun J. Allen (@rashaunjallen) received his MFA in Creative Writing and Literature from SUNY Stony Brook. He’s eyeing agents to help publish his coming of age story, Christine’s Dream – A Memoir of Love, Loss & Life. He is the author of A Walk Through Brooklyn & In The Moment and has been published in TSR: The South Hampton Review. When not writing he runs for the thrill of crossing the finish line. Find more of his work at www.rashaunjallen.com