Everyone Picked On Me In School Because

I Work 338 Days A Year, 16 Hours A Day.

I Believe That No Matter How Many Mistakes We’ve Made; How Badly We’ve Really, Really Screwed Up; How Old, Worn Out, Or Dejected We’ve Become; As Long As There Is True, Steadfast Ambition, All Of Us Have An Opportunity For Greatness.

Inside, My Soul Became So Cold I Hated Everything. I Even Despised The Sun, For I Knew I Would Never Be Able To Play In Its Warm Presence. I Cringed With Hate Whenever I Heard Other Children Laughing, As They Played Outside. My Stomach Coiled Whenever I Smelled Food That Was About To Be Served To Somebody Else, Knowing It Wasn't For Me.

To Help Yourself, You Must Be Yourself. Be The Best That You Can Be. When You Make A Mistake, Learn From It, Pick Yourself Up And Move On.

Gripping My Arm, Mother Held It In The Orange-blue Flame. My Skin Seemed To Explode From The Heat.