You’re never going to break my soul
nor the fire that burns in my heart,
maybe a scar on my body
left by stained glass shards.
You won’t take my beating breath away,
not after the times it has come close,
if you don’t love me, someone else will,
and if no one does, I still will.
Those moments of pain and shame
I will not relive them again and again;
every moment that hurt and killed
brought me a step closer to who I am.
I’m proud of who I am,
no matter who I had to be to overcome the thoughts;
despite the struggle, I came and I won,
even though sometimes I feel like I’ve lost.
The seasons come and go,
and life is too short to live in regret;
even if I can’t calm the storms outside
I will find peace that comes from within.
Kiran Speaks 