I didn’t replace me
You can’t face me
Keep calling me someone
IM NOT
That doesn’t change me
Back to who he was
Nor make me
Who I’m not
I have moved on
Overcoming
Childhood trauma
Past pain
HEARTBREAK
Insecurities
And feelings of
WEAKNESS
IM BETTER
Now time to
DIFFERENTIATE
Realize I’m ok of that
Now I got
OTHER BATTLES
Like alcoholism
And love for others
Besides MYSELF
Narcissism
FAITH
Might be the only cure
And I know in my heart
This to be true
But one step at a time
Leads to a lifetime of
CURE
Baby steps
This transformation
But 31 years of
HELL ON EARTH
Seems impossible to
CURE
Unless you want it BAD
And I sure DO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ACCEPTANCE
UNDERSTANDING
REALIZING
DESIRING
CHANGE
TO BE
OR NEVER TO NOT BE
THAT ISN'T OF QUESTION
I WILL AND IN TIME
BECOME BETTER
A PROMISE I
MADE TO
MYSELF