First published on Poem Hunter.
I feel like I am walking in a path of destruction, guided by the ones who wish I fail. But I will not allow myself to become frail. Weakness will not be parallel to bleakness.
I will stand on my feet, and walk on the path into the journey that is leading my soul from despair. The goal I seek is mental strength; the ability to walk away from the ones who wish to deceive me.
I should have seen their deceit in the beginning, but my heart was blinded by their so-called kindness. There was a willingness to follow, and not be my own leader. But strength and preservation has shown me to fight for the goodness that lives within me.
— Yolanda Kinlock