Almost twenty-one years ago
I came into this world
Screaming and crying, full of life
Today, I am beautiful and strong.
My life is not tainted by my past
For I forgive myself and move on.
I am warmed by twenty-one years
Stretching on like the marks on my skin.
I'm not skinny, good meals assured that.
But I am confident and happy.
I have accomplished so much
Over come a two decades of struggle.
Happy birthday to the woman I am.