All on my own
Nobody told me how to harden myself and be strong,
Nobody told me that being
this soft is like
Being a deer alone in the forest.
No one told me that my softness wouldn't
allow me to withstand the cruelties and hurt
caused by others and seen in others.
No one told me that this hurt
would cause me to build walls around my heart
as high as the nausea in my throat.
No one taught me how to live life and bear it all;
I had to learn it all on my own.
I had to learn to smile at the sun,
to look for the wind and
to cherish the rain.
I had to learn how to breathe and smile
through the pain.
I had to learn how to take gratitude
mixed with dread.
I had to learn how to stand on my own two feet.
All on my own.
I'm better for it.
All on my own.
Because now I get to look love in the face
and say:
I'm ready.