SUCCESS IS ALREADY WRITTEN (spoken word)

I am sure this is the moment you’ve worked hard towards

Sleepless nights, a day job and then school afterwards

Some of you did it all alone and others had help and today you breathe

Exhaling and inhaling, deep breathes coming from within because finally you can be

Be what you knew you were meant to be and today you only march forward!

But I can reassure you that this moment does not define or determine your success

Indeed, you told yourself that you would work hard and be your best

But who you are and what you became had already been predestined,

So, your success and best, long before today was set, for success is already written!

It’s not about the A’s and B’s, C’s, and D’s

Or the race towards Valedictorian and achieved dreams

But about the seeds sown and the lives you will impact after you’ve been impacted.

It’s moving from one level or episode to the next like that video game or show that got you addicted

It’s learning from your mistakes, not repeating the same for a present without a past is undisputed

Ask yourself this, how will I be remembered after today?

The quiet girl in the class, the man who sat in the corner, the one with the good grades

If only these things mattered after we left this room, when all eyes will be on you

But it’s about the good you contribute to this evil word

How well you’ve taken what you learned to create change

Working hard towards purpose while completing life’s assignments.

The goal at the end of this should be

To live a life with meaning while contributing your strength and yourself

And in the end reach the success that is already written.

by Sergeline M,