Do I deserve any less?

I coerced not; I desired so.

I chose to face the tide.

Firmly grounded, assured of myself,

I was never the one to chide.

Knowing well what lied ahead

I chose to delve in the mess.

Tell me now; I took a leap of faith,

But do I deserve any less?

Beacons aplenty, traversed much,

The roads were smooth and plain.

But I chose not to follow the million such…

…I chose to adorn the path of disdain.

Not because I had no option,

Neither were obstacles the case,

And so I did, I took a leap of faith,

But do I deserve any less?

Rivers wide, I could be a part of,

But I chose to be that stream

Meandering through the unknown trough

I tried to emerge supreme.

Through the alleys of the less famous

I walked through the maze of stress

In everything I did, I took a leap of faith,

So do I deserve any less?

I chose to differ, I chose to change

I chose to alter belief,

I chose to carve a path for myself;

I chose to dig deep.

Moments weak, drained me off,

Stronger responses imparted me grace,

I chose to write my own destiny

Does that make me deserve any less?

I bled tears and mocked the time,

With a smile across my face,

Answer me; will there be a morrow sublime?

Will I deserve any less?

I stand by my choices today.

This hour, and this place,

Tell me now; I took a leap of faith…

But do I deserve any less?