Looking Back On 2017

A new year and a new me. Goodbye
To the pain I felt and the tears I cried.
There are all of the times I would try
To be someone else. I have lied
To myself and others too many times
Because when I thought I did not
Need help, I did. Too many rhymes,
Uneven and unbalanced. Too caught
Up in make believe and pretending
To be happy when I was really falling
Apart inside. Too busy mending
And fixing things. Too much crawling
In the darkness instead of walking
And laughing in the light, but I am
Leaving it in the past. No more talking
About negativity that used to slam  
Into me or tried to knock me down
To its level. I will continue let things
Grow and to proudly wear my crown.
May I let go of the voice that clings  
To me and used to fill me with doubt.  
I have enough passion to burn and
Light the way. I will let this drought  
Teach me a lesson. I learned to stand
In the rain, but sometimes it is okay
To cry, be mad and to be asking
Questions. I got every reason to stay
And fight. Everything is unmasking
And unfolding into something new
Like a sky that has turned blue.