For the amount of times I’ve been hurt
I’m not afraid of pain
The number of lies I’ve heard
The truth doesn’t scare me
Heartbreak?
I still take a chance at love
Still take a chance with friendships
The tears I’ve shed could fill olympic swimming pools
Yet, I still laugh
The I hate hundreds of things about me
But I still like some aspects of me
The negative view of myself
NEVER affects how I see others
Wanting and waiting for death
Gets outcompeted by all the things I want to do first
Although life can
Suck
Drain everything from you
Make you wish for death
Destroy your soul
There’s still positives
Some of my fav are
Friends, especially the bros
Cooking for those I love
Family
But even those can’t chase out all the
Scary
Terrifying
Unsettling
Worrying thoughts
Nothing can get rid of those
Although I wish that they could
However, instead of running
I take them head on
If these 20 years have taught me anything
It’s that I’m stronger
Braver
More tenacious
Resilient
Then what I give myself credit for
20 years full of twist and turns
Yet I’m still holding on
Showing
Proving
That all of my experiences have made me
Unstoppable
That my goals and dreams are possible
That there is life to be lived
Life to thrive in
A life to love