06/04/2026
PEOPLE SAY…
“YOU CAN’T DO THIS.”
“YOU CAN’T DO THAT.”
“IT’LL NEVER WORK.”
“IT’S BEEN TRIED BEFORE.”
BECAUSE OF THIS.
BECAUSE OF THAT.
THEY TALK THEMSELVES OUT OF SUCCESS BEFORE THEY EVER TAKE THE FIRST STEP.
THEY KILL THE DREAM BEFORE IT EVEN HAS A CHANCE TO BREATHE.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT’S ALWAYS BEEN DONE A CERTAIN WAY.
BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE FAILED.
BECAUSE THEY’RE AFRAID OF LOOKING STUPID.
BECAUSE IT’S EASIER TO MAKE EXCUSES THAN IT IS TO TAKE RISKS.
I’M NOT SAYING THIS FOR PRAISE.
I’M SAYING IT BECAUSE IT’S WHAT I TRULY BELIEVE.
I REMEMBER WHEN GETTING CLEAN WAS NOTHING MORE THAN WORDS COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH WHILE I WAS STILL HOLDING THE PIPE.
“I’MA GET CLEAN ONE DAY.”
“RIGHT AFTER THIS HIT.”
“THIS IS THE LAST ONE.”
“JUST ONE MORE.”
“I SWEAR.”
PISSY HALLWAYS.
ABANDONED BUILDINGS.
PARKS.
ALLEYS.
WHATEVER CORNER I COULD FIND.
SELLING MY OWN THINGS.
STEALING MONEY.
BREAKING PROMISE AFTER PROMISE.
SURROUNDED BY CHAOS.
SURROUNDED BY ADDICTION.
SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO WERE JUST AS LOST AS I WAS.
AND YET…
DEEP DOWN, SOMEWHERE BURIED UNDER ALL THAT FILTH, SHAME, AND SELF-DESTRUCTION…
I ACTUALLY BELIEVED I WOULD MAKE IT OUT.
I DON’T KNOW WHY.
I SHOULDN’T HAVE BELIEVED IT.
THE ODDS SAID I WOULDN’T.
THE STREETS SAID I WOULDN’T.
MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAID I WOULDN’T.
BUT I DID.
THAT’S WHY WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME SOMETHING CAN’T BE DONE…
I DON’T LISTEN.
BECAUSE I’VE ALREADY DONE THE THING THEY SAID COULDN’T BE DONE.
THIS JULY, I CELEBRATE 18 YEARS CLEAN,A DIRTY FILTY WORTHLESS CRACK HEAD LIKE ME….
EIGHTEEN YEARS.
SO IF YOU’VE GOT A DREAM…
STOP ASKING PEOPLE IF IT CAN BE DONE.
THEY DON’T KNOW.
MOST OF THEM QUIT BEFORE THEY EVEN START.
BELIEVE WHEN OTHERS DON’T.
BET ON YOURSELF WHEN NOBODY ELSE WILL.
KEEP MOVING WHEN EVERYTHING IS STACKED AGAINST YOU.
BECAUSE IMPOSSIBLE IS JUST A WORD USED BY PEOPLE WHO STOPPED FIGHTING.
YOU MAY NOT THINK I CAN DO IT.
YOU MAY NOT THINK IT’S POSSIBLE.
BUT ME?
ME…
I CAN DO ANYTHING.-W 💯