Broke Past

They laughed at your pockets,

but never saw your purpose.

They judged your silence,

not knowing you were learning the language of hunger.

You thought being broke disqualified you,

but it did not. 

It refined your patience,

it taught your eyes to see opportunities

others walk past.

You learned to build from scraps,

to dream with nothing,

to move with faith

when the world stood still.

You are not less because you lacked.

You are more because you learned.

Your broke past does not disqualify you.

It qualifies you.