stumbling on the words again.

trying to make it all sound positive.

but 40 miles heading south with the radio

preaching to me i shouldn't be happy with me.

well fuck you is all i have to say

because self-doubt can still hurt me today.

i'll live my life my fucking way.


with self-doubt in my heart in my way.

while my culture says i'm not ok.

i've spent too many days

with a smile on my face

to have not found an amazing place.

long island diy.

and despite our faults

we can build something amazing.

if we believe in ourselves.


and a good friend has said to me

he may still wish he's 15.

i told him to create his own circumstances.

yet i truly understand

we can't always make our lives

seem happy all the time.

just remember the strength is always there.


sometimes it's not all easy.

so let's take a step back.

question everything

and tell ourselves we'll make this ok.