Dear 2019…

2018 brought me heartache
Showed me the depths of rock bottom.
Made friends with my alone and Lexapro,
when Summer turned to Autumn.

Dark clouds collected overhead
Each month a little heavier
Rain and thunder…Stay in bed.
Hoping one day it would get better.

Then my own hand I started holding,
Placed me above all else
Started to love that girl in the mirror
Ignoring twisted words my brain tells

I love to draw. I love to sing.
I’m weird, I’m everything.

2019 keep me honest
to myself and to my friends.
And if darkness comes to steal my light,
let me remember: It’s not the end.