I took my first breath today.
Breathing in air that laid pain in a way.
I took my first step today.
Each step, my feet burned for a day.
I took my first leap of faith today.
They tried to take my rights as it may.
Every breath I take,
Every step I make,
Every leap of faith, I quake.
Shaking every bone inside.
Gasping for the very air that poisoned me.
“Adverse the Advisory!” They speak.
Make way for the anniversary.
Shoot for the stars or they take it away.
You don’t know the story of how I became.
The answer is there, if you see that claim.
The abyss is there, “Welcome to the hell of mine.”
But please be warned, I’m not for the faint of hearts.
My story, you’ll only know the surface of waves.
Only the lucky few know how to swim out to the larger waves.
So be advised, if the story of how an infant that became a child that became a woman, grew in adversity pains you.
Know that she has dug DEEP and healed herself.
She is the essence of Resilience, Strength, and Courage.
That woman is me.
Feb 18
Feb 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC
I took my first breath today.
Breathing in air that laid pain in a way.
I took my first step today.
Each step, my feet burned for a day.
I took my first leap of faith today.
They tried to take my rights as it may.
Every breath I take,
Every step I make,
Every leap of faith, I quake.
Shaking every bone inside.
Gasping for the very air that poisoned me.
“Adverse the Advisory!” They speak.
Make way for the anniversary.
Shoot for the stars or they take it away.
You don’t know the story of how I became.
The answer is there, if you see that claim.
The abyss is there, “Welcome to the hell of mine.”
But please be warned, I’m not for the faint of hearts.
My story, you’ll only know the surface of waves.
Only the lucky few know how to swim out to the larger waves.
So be advised, if the story of how an infant that became a child that became a woman, grew in adversity pains you.
Know that she has dug DEEP and healed herself.
She is the essence of Resilience, Strength, and Courage.
That woman is me.