Sometimes
Life hits HARD
too fast to react too strong to take too much to bear and I have to stop and rest
When I do
I realize I wasn't ready
Life was worse
than I thought it'd be
It's so easy
to become jaded
to assume
Life will always be
this bad
Sometimes
Life surprises me
it's soft and calming, gentle and kind, warm and loving
Life is looking out for me
I realize
Life was better
than I thought it'd be
It's so hard
to take Life
one day at a time
But I still have
those moments of kindness
to remind me
That Life isn't always as bad
As I thought it'd be
It has taken
years
and years
and years
To see myself
As more than my mistakes
To love myself
Despite the times
I didn't think
I didn't know
I didn't understand
If that is all YOU see
If you cannot accept
That I am NOT perfect
Then all YOU are doing
is holding ME back
I step into the sunlight
Finally free of the clouds
I'm no longer suffering
I can take a breath of fresh air
Now, I can look up at the sky
And know that I share her beauty
I shed the skin of a man
so I can shine with the heart of a woman