Teen Black Girl's Magazine

TO THE NEXT STEP

A letter to the next stepMore like a reminder to myselfWe know there always comes a timewhere you gotta move forward and take theI mean that’s how you get from the kitchenall the way to your room each day when you’re hungryBut for some reason when it comes to taking the next step in your lifeThere is something holding backYou’ve done everything to get to this step orwhy else would it lead you here for you not to take itIt’s not a trap or a sinkhole of any kindJust a plain old step that takes you upI get that the higher you go the scarier it getsBut it’s like they say fear has two meanings“Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise.The Choice Is Yours.”

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