Reflection

The other day, I came across one of my old half-used notebooks. As I flipped through it, I found some things I wrote either my senior year of high school or freshman year of college. As I looked over the words, I noticed that my handwriting is still as messy as it was back then, and that some of my incomplete thoughts and words scrawled across the pages are sufficiently worthy of being shared.

Here is one poem I most likely wrote as a senior in high school. I've edited a smidge while taking it from paper to blog, but for the most part, it's as I originally wrote it. Fair warning: I'm not a good poet at all. Meter and things are far beyond me, so don't judge me too harshly for the lack of poetic correctness!!

You can light up a room with that smile
But that hasn't happened in quite a while.
You think you're not the same anymore
Though I know you're more amazing than before
You look in the mirror, thinking you're weak
Yet when I look in your eyes,
All I see is strength.

The things you've seen and felt left scars on your heart
But the things that don't break you
Make for a damn good fresh start
I don't know half of what you went through
You kept all that hidden, kept your secrets close
Especially those that hurt most.

All you needed was for that pain
To make you get past the shame,
To make you strong and shake you loose
Always and on, I'll be here for you