If this past decade of life
Has taught me anything
It’s that having a good heart
Doesn’t matter
People will still use you
Will still abuse you
People will still put their everything
Into breaking you
And grin
As they watch you shatter
But it’s also taught me
That I don’t care
You can try to break me
Try to bring me down
But any success you have
Will only be temporary
My heart is still good
No matter what anyone does to me
You may knock me down
But don’t ever doubt that I
Will get back up stronger and
Better than ever
I still love fierce
And hard
Still believe there’s magic in this universe
My heart is resilient
Love is more beneficial
Than the burden of hate
Like the sunflower turning to face the sun
Even on the cloudiest of days
I am the phoenix
You may see me burn to ashes
In a fiery blaze
Stick around
To see me rise again
More powerful than ever