I shattered it all
Hundreds of pieces flying at the wall
I watched it crumble
Laying on the ground in a messy jumble
Darkness, envy, despair and doubt
Chains that bound, strewn about
Broken dreams, joys unfound
Regrets and shame scattered on the ground
Who I am vs who I should be
Looking in the mirror not liking what I see
Pieces that remained I crushed even smaller
With every crack and every shatter
I could feel myself standing just a little bit taller
No more waiting for the chains to be lifted
Joy and peace are never gifted
So I learned to find joy in the tiniest clock ticks
Stopped seeing myself as broken, as something to fix
I shattered my doubts
Stomped on the lies
That told me who I needed to be and why
I embraced who I am and let her run free
And discovered I’m capable of much more than I believed.