Before I became strong, I knew what it was like
To be weak,
How difficult it is to love yourself,
To find the wholeness that you seek.
Before I knew the light,
I have had my fair share of darkness, too,
Where my world fell into a hopelessness
And I didn't know how to get through.
For I have known the tears it takes,
The courage to stand up again,
When you are broken down and bruised
And you know nothing but the pain.
Before I was who I am now,
I was someone I didn't want to be.
I was lost, battered, and defeated,
Before I knew how to be me!
I don't get how you can't see
All the things you did to me.
If only you knew
Words simply can't describe
My feelings for you,
For my feelings are so many,
You were like the sun who brought light
Into my cold, dark, and lifeless night.
Y
I called you late last night
because I needed a friend.
But you, of course, didn'
I waited, and you didn't come.
I called, and you didn't answer.
I knocked, but yo
She has a special way
Of turning around my terrible day.
She makes all the bad th
The sunshine appears to be brighter.
My heart feels a bit lighter.
Go With Grace
Each morning of this month
When you rise upon your bed,
May it be with renewed grace
To face the
My love for you is like the raging sea,
So powerful and deep it will forever be.
Pen and paper are my tools
To tell you "good job" or to call you a fool.
My prais
