Here is the truth:

I have been lost
for a long time;
lost in the eyes of a demon,
lost in the skin of a man.
I have been a ghost
hidden
hollow
cold.
He took my heart
took my soul
took everything.
He overpowered my mind
burning in to every thought
suffocating me with rejection
drowning me...

I learned to swim
because I was sick of being the sand
the dirt people walk all over.
I became the ocean I was drowning in
saving myself.
He murdered parts of me
left them to rot
but I grew stronger
and I learned to live
without him.
When you are drowning
you can allow yourself to sink
or you can learn to swim...

I'm reaching shallow water
and maybe one day I'll reach the shore
by believing in myself
and by accepting myself.
I learnt to swim.