Thank You

Thank you for the silence
So I could get lost inside my head
So I could graffiti over thoughts
With the different colors that I have bled
Thank you for the kindness
That allowed me to feel alone
To be touched by the darkness
From better angels that I have known
And thank you for the pain
And for the honesty that it brought
The forgiveness that I needed
And all the lessons that I forgot
You never gave me what I wanted
But you always give me what I need  
You only saw my better self
When my better self I couldn’t see
I know that my thank you’s
Sound like promises made in sand
Temporary relief with some clarity
That only you would understand