Oh no! I’m up next!

I have to reach the otherside

To be recognized as the best

I jump two spaces forward

Great first day of Canadian private school!

They do so many things differently, I’m such a fool

Why did I think I could do this it’s not just the first day at a new school

but I know for a fact that I haven’t seen any of these people in my life

Yes! Now I’m four spaces away

One space at a time, no rush

Great, the knight just blocked my path!

But it’s ok I can just use my underdogness to my advantage

I guess the best thing I can do is take it one space at a time

Great! Now I’m contradicting myself, why can’t I make up my mind?

It’s hard to focus on positive if I am thinking of the negative

Pick Zoë! Pessimist or optimist?

If I could just sneak by…

Ok I’m past now it’s a straight away

One space away I think I could cry

No one is expecting the little guy to win

It’s so much easier to look at the bad, so that’s what I am going to do for now

But just for a little, I promise, just for a month I need to put on a frown

Already lunch! I am to scared to talk to my classmates so I sit by myself in the bathroom

I’ve only ever lived in Texas, how can life change so fast?

All I have to do is get to the end

So that I can upgrade to a better status

I’m so close, to close, will something try to stop me, with my luck the wind

I hear someone call “Pawn” but I’m already victorious

I can’t talk to anyone about how I feel, my brothers are to young and I lost my BFF, I feel alone

I wish I had an author writing my story so that they could change the tone

Canadian grammar, spelling, and sports are not what I’m accustomed to, but I remember I’m not just doing this for me but to make my parents proud and give them a peace of mind

Yes, you heard that mystery voice right

I am a pawn but not for long I have travelled

Such a long distance my stomach is tight

But now I am ready to become a queen

I get out of the bathroom now ready to face my challenges of the day

It helps to know that others are going through difficulties in their lives but in a different way

For once in my life I speak up and ask to sit with two girls at lunch

Those two girls are some of my closest friends today

At the beginning I was a vulnerable pawn

When pieces saw me they yawned

Now I am royalty strong and mighty

The journey has changed me and taught me that pawns can always become queens

It’s time to become a new me for myself, my future, and for my family

I have come to the conclusion to do the hard but worth it mentality

It will take time to find myself, but what if I didn’t even try

In the long run I would be kissing my purpose, dreams, and future good bye