It's been a long road to recovery
Three and half years
Since I've written something down
What a journey

I have grown
I have healed
I have learnt
I have faced my biggest fears
I have said farewell to my twenties
I feel settled
In myself

I would never have dreamt that one day
I would, thank God
For who
I have become

I find myself
In war
Again
And again
And again.
Why is it always the tough road?
The chaos.
The off road path.
That most do not find
The least bit appetising.
The road less travelled.
The road mostly travelled –
Barefoot and bleeding

Yet I have peace
Surpassing
All understanding

Dead tired,
I am alive.