Life kicked me,
even when
I was already down.
It left me so many times,
alone,
thinking no one cared.
I had so much love to give,
but I wasn’t the most beautiful
for those who sought it.
They mocked me
for being strange,
when they were the ones who didn’t understand.
I trusted those who swore to stay,
yet behind my back, they laughed.
I lost myself,
becoming
what others wanted me to be.
I loved who I shouldn’t have,
trusted who I couldn’t,
fought battles that weren’t mine.
Tired of the shadows,
I became light.
Until I learned to play,
to laugh,
and to love.
What did I learn?
