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SFA | Life

And Let My Flame Burn

Alayna Scurlock Student Contributor, Stephen F. Austin State University
Sa Maria Boyd Student Contributor, Stephen F. Austin State University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SFA chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

I wanna feel beautiful

I wanna feel magical

I wanna feel wanted in this world

I wanna feel special

 I wanna feel smart

And creative too

But I allow them to stop me 

And pour water on my flame each time.

And I shouldn’t care

But I do.

And it shouldn’t matter

But it does.

I wanna be an inspiration 

I wanna be a leader

I wanna be an open book for all to read

I wanna be successful

I wanna be confident

And funny too

But I allow them to stop me

And pour water on my flame each time.

And I shouldn’t care

But I do.

And it shouldn’t matter

But it does.

I wanna seem interesting

I wanna seem fun

I wanna seem like someone to hang around with 

I wanna seem genuine

I wanna seem adventurous 

And lovely too

But I allow them to stop me 

And pour water on my flame each time.

And I shouldn’t care

But I do.

And it shouldn’t matter

But it does. 

I want a love like Hazel and Augustus

I want a love like Harry and Sally

I want a love like Noah and Allie

I want a love like Rhiannon and A

I want a love like Will and Veronica

I want a love like Antony and Cleopatra too

If I could just get there 

And not worry for a single moment

And let my flame burn

I’d light a candle everywhere I’ve been,

And everywhere I’ll go

 So they can prepare for me. 

Alayna Scurlock

SFA '20

Hi, my name is Alayna I love writing short stories and poetry. My favorite color is pink and I truly believe we should break out into song whenever we feel like a musical.
Sa Maria Boyd

SFA '19

Hello, my name is Sa Maria Boyd. I am a Louisiana native raised in the beautiful city of Fort Worth, Texas. I am a really fun person ( at least I'd like to think). I graduated high school in 2015 from the wonderful Western Hills High School. In my four years there, I was apart of the Color Guard, Key Club, Senior Board, My goal is to travel the world and learn about different cultures so that I can help the world become more unified.

I am currently attending Stephen F. Austin State University where I will be receiving my Bachelors of Arts in Mass Communications with a minor in Psychology in May of 2019. While I have been in school, I have held the positions of Social Media Director/Vice President for Her Campus SFA, and Vice President for the 6812 Chapter of the NAACP. I have also worked on the Crew, the television production organization for the Mass Communications department, KSAU 90.1--The Axe, and all three shows for SFA TV2.