I accomplished a lot. My God formed a plot way before I was born.

He knew once I was formed, through Him I would light up the world like a fire that’s orange.

Yet on occasion I acquire a scorn, and that hurts my drive like a tireless Ford.

Sometimes I don’t think I’ve done enough. Sometimes I think “if I did this just a little bit sooner, or a little bit better, I’d be further than where I am now.” When I found out I’m behind in college, admittedly I was embarrassed. I thought every positive thing someone said about me had perished. People told me all the time that my path to success was the clearest. But what if I keep making the wrong turns; have I ever been near it?

The funny thing is, I’ve made a bigger deal about it than anyone else can make. And to all my crooked thoughts, this will set ‘em straight. Even with no degree, I run my own company, dropped a mixtape, dropped a beat tape, my songs have been played on the radio as well as other artists I record, and I was voted the best producer in the DMV. How’s that for a resume?

But there are still areas where I need to grow. One of them is fear and I need to let it go.

Fear made me go to prom alone

Fear used to make me paranoid

Fear kept me from getting my driver’s license until I was twenty

Fear is keeping me from asking out the girl I like

Will I beat this overnight? No, it’s a process.

Honestly, even admitting this shows progress

I will never quit; that mere thought is nonsense

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, that’s what my God says

This next year is dedicated to furthering my maturity

Acknowledging what should thrive and recognizing what needs burying

Not being upset about my flaws, but learning from them

Not being afraid to change and working to overcome them

The past is gone but not forgotten; I had fun with you.

Introvert was chapter 1, now The Story Continues