This is a song I wrote called "Survival." One may feel that the world is against them and that they don't have what it takes to win the battles/wars in life, but in reality, everyone has what it takes to live another day no matter how hard the roads may get.

Do I have what it takes to stand my ground

Do I have what it takes, or have I just drowned

Do I have a voice that speaks from my heart

To scream and to shout for a brand new start

I know I have what it takes...to survive

How can I look forward in life

When I cannot see between their lines

The line of perfection, the line of rejection

The boundaries they set is the line of selection

My vision is blurred from all around

With hatred and fear as the common ground

They speak with direction, but I hear subjection

The voices inside are in need of correction

How can I fix the problem I see

When I can’t read the words within me

I long for acception, but I feel suppression

The face that I see is from self deception

The heart beats, but broken within

The wounds and scars as they have been

The battles that I fight, for the chance to see the light

Deep down inside, I will soar to a new height

I have what it takes to stand my ground

I have what it takes, and I won’t drown