ALIVE

This is the start of my new journey

I’m no longer a victim.  I survived.

I’m no different from you

Just decorated in warrior wounds

 

I’m alive

So my best days are ahead of me, and not behind

Sometimes I hurt, but this will never stop me

I have learned to adapt to become what I must

Because there is a purpose to my 

 

Life 

So let’s focus on what I can do and not what I can’t

I’m on a project of becoming good, better and then the very best

Do not pity me, give me encouragement!

Support me when I need support, push me when I need to be pushed

 

Life

I’m enjoying the little things that it has to offer and achieving my dreams

My happiness is not a delusion; it’s as genuine as my tears 

My story has transformed from trauma to inspiration

I am awakening a light in others who are

 

Alive

And the truth is, it hasn’t been an easy road

I must continue to  dream, to aspire and achieve

If I stumble, my instinct is to get back up again; to persist

One day at a time, I’m becoming the star I was meant to be

 

Alive

If society thinks my aspirations are unrealistic, it needs to open up it’s mind

Stop trying to marginalise me

You say you want to assist me?

Then help me in my journey or get out of my way

 

You see, I survived

So I’ll push on with courage and tenacity

I’ll keep breathing, keep fighting

I will say ‘No’ to fear and ‘Yes’ to opportunity

I am awake and free to do what I want in this

 

Life

I have renewed faith and hope 

When they ask me the reasons behind my smile,

I tell them there are too many, I can’t name them all

 

But the thing they are beginning to understand is 

That though it may be short, life is full of surprise

You see, I’m not a victim. I survived

And now I’ve survived…

I am ALIVE

 

J ~Idara

 

** I dedicate this poem to many of you who I know have overcome extreme adversity in your lives. Some have fought off cancer or other illnesses and won. Others have triumphed through attacks, abuse, bereavement, homelessness or other physical or mental health challenges. You are my inspiration. Stay encouraged