Everyday I have to tell myself

The good outweighs the bad

That when I'm sad it's okay to cry

That crying is safer

I wake up everyday

Amazed I made it this far

For so many years I swore

I'd end my life

Every cut along the way to a finite journey

I tell myself every day

I am strong

And I will not let monsters haunt me

Even if they might

I tell myself that today

Is so much brighter than it could have been

And that I still have so much time left to figure out

What my heart wants

And what my soul needs.