The Blackness Fades

My mind is a powerful place

so powerful that I nearly

lost my battle with it

It used to break me down

I was a ruined city for a while

and every time I tried to rebuild

I’d get torn down again

but I had a long talk

with my bruised brain

and we decided to get better

It didn’t take overnight

for healing takes time

and depression tried to lure

me back in

I couldn’t be a ruined city anymore

I wasn’t going to be defined by sadness

that is not who I am inside

I’m a warrior who’s lost some battles

but comes back to fight each day

I am not defined by my past

I am defined by my kindness

I am not defined by my tears

I am defined by my battle-scars

I am not defined by sleepless nights

I am defined by waking up to each new dawn

I am capable of much more than anyone imagined

You call me weak but do you know how many demons I’ve faced?

Do not judge me for my scars

I am more powerful than you know