i saw her today

the girl i used to be

only now she’s a woman

there is still that pain in her eyes, 

that’s how i recognized her in the mirror

but there is so much more there

things i thought i could only imagine to be true

there is love & family & trust & safety & a future. 

i used to think things would end before now

my own world would come to a self-induced halt

but here i am, writing

saying those words that i never thought i could say with truth:

i am okay & things will be okay. 

 

 

 

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