i read this book called Ice by V.C. Andrews and it is about a girl who is quite taciturn, but has a great singing voice. her mom is selfish and shallow and only cares about her appearance, while her dad promotes her musical ability. Ice often gets teased in school for her name and also for her lack of speaking, but she ignores it. She becomes friends with Balwin who is a great piano player and together they help each other realize their musical dreams and be more confident. Balwin is also teased at school b/c of his weight and also his father pressures him to find a job that will make more money instead of being a musician. balwin feels insecure about himself and also around his father, his father wants him to go to Yale to be a financial advisor, but he wants to pursue a musical career at Jullian. together Ice hand Balwin help each other with their talents and they both end up winning a musical scholarship and Ice is accepted into a elite musical school. here is a poem that i was inspired to write from the book:

Song of Life

Let the melodies of the divine flow within the soul

Let them carry you upon their wings through all the clamor in this world

Walk to the harmony of the beats your heart sings

Play the music of your soul

Play away the sadness and doubt

Wrap yourself in your dreams of hope

Play the song of your true self loud and proud

Let them curse and laugh, ridicule all they want

They can not touch the voice of courage within nor do they know the true songs that you sing

Hear only the symphonies within and evoke the music for the world to hear

Beauty suppressed in the face of fear is like a rose that has withered before touching the rays of the sun

Let your inner self blossom like a flower

Let the music flow shedding light upon the darkness and shadows

Tear apart the cobwebs of doubt and negativity that try to ensnare you

Hold the doubts tight in your hand and go play the songs of life

Fear only makes you forget your talents making the music flow out of tune

You don’t have to be like them, forget what the bitter hearts say, don’t change yourself to be better for someone else, just be yourself and be happy

It is better to be happy being yourself living your dreams than to live in fear or an illusion of who or what you should be created by someone else

You are good enough, you have your own beautiful song of life, don’t let others control the strings of the music you play, control the tunes with your heart and inner voice

Start embracing the music of yourself now

Don’t be the person lost in the shadow of failed dreams

Appreciate the things you’ve done in life, go and dance to the music of every moment

Wrap yourself in the music, forget the things that aren’t true and dance upon the stage

Sing louder, longer and better

What does it matter what they think of you?

When you’re out there turn up the music and dance upon the stars, don’t let the sands of time sift away

Celebrate your soul’s rhythm and harmony

Play the music of your true self, walk the path of the songs in your heart

Don’t leave the beautiful melodies within to be left unspoken

Add your special song to the heavens