Fear has the ability to see your every move
Take the same path as the master but along the way change your route
Success derives from all that you perceive as valuable

I am not afraid to drown anymore
because I have learned how to swim

I am not scared to fall anymore
because I have learned to land
with both feet and hands if I need to

I have learned to adapt in new environments
after being stranded in barren lands

I am no longer weary of being alone
because I have made myself into a home

Please remember
You are not who left you
You are not who loved you and
you are not what stays and rots as you plant new roots for yourself

Please know
you are here to grow,
water yourself more
as the ground below
dries and takes your nutrients away

As you grow, I want you to remember this:
You are sunlight on a late morning in early May
You are fresh cut grass under rose pink toenails
You are the first sip of iced coffee in the morning as
your heart begs for that little burst of energy that tastes like candy

As you tend to your leaves please remember:
You are not days you do not shower,
you are not days you do everything right

You are the feeling of warm sheets at night
you are hope when faith has seemed to die
But you must be these things for yourself
Because you are not who left you when you thought you did everything right


Water your roots,
make sure you are weeding your own flowers so that you can grow tall and bring color to dreary settings that cannot contain you