My Reprieve

The unfamiliar emotion knocking on my door

Is nothing like anything I’ve ever felt before

Freedom can be defined in a matter of words

But this liberation, to describe would be absurd

My heart has begun to open its shutter

My mind feels the need to rid itself of all the clutter

This road I have been walking disappears up ahead

All the insults mean nothing as if they were never said

Turn around I must, find a new path to travel

Start over and turn away from this meaningless battle

So today is the day I step out and declare

That I’m becoming me, stand in my way if you dare

I’ve got my best armor and I’m ready to fight

I have plenty of ammunition and only victory in sight

Life is a struggle; I’ve learned that along the way

My mistakes illuminated before me, bright, clear as day

But from this point on I’ll move forward one step at a time

True peace within you I will without a doubt find

These words are my story, they do not deceive

These words are my freedom, they are my reprieve

 

So this is me…

I’m a…

girl

daughter

sister

granddaughter 

niece

cousin

friend

neighbor

student

writer

athlete

musician 

thinker

lover

fighter

supporter

I’m Sarah