Thriving

I have been the victim

I am a survivor that is thriving 

I have been an addict chained down

Now I am clean, clear and free

I have been my diagnosises, living just waiting for the next crisis to hit

I am living free from fear now

The storm comes towards me, reaching out

I know it and I can feel it rumbling overhead, shaking the ground 

I stand firm knowing I am stronger and that it’s just passing by

The sun shines through the scattering clouds, warming my face

I wanted to leave this world, a permanent escape from the pain

I let the light of a hundred souls guide my soul to a healing place

They embrace me to show the way

When I wake from the dark I see the world anew

A new path ahead showing me the way to my purpose 

All the experiences lead me to my strength 

Today I begin my healing with a step toward my place in the world