By Millicent Sykes
You have been humbled by your sacrifices
Attempting to assimilate to a world where my artist abilities are monetize or eliminated
Defying the prescription of life generated and force-fed since youth
Without forcing a subscription from the gods
How the paranoia of criticism has consumed my cognition, deciphering and deciding what is right, wrong, bad, or good
What happens when the abuse of perfection goes away? Who are you then?
What happens when the pain stops? Do you numb the experience, transcend, or embrace the darkness?
How much we attempt to reject our destiny..
What happens when I don’t feel enlightened, inspired, motivated?
When you recognize others lack of ability to socialize is due to cognitive dissonance, the resistance becomes tolerable
When you realize representation matters, not only in the sense of ethnicity or race, but in the sense of being recognized as a human
…living this human experience
When you go into the depths of the negativity of humanity, you realize why there is a fight
Are you willing to participate?
Mindset of an Athlete 