The Girl From The Flames

I am learning

to be brave,

not loud,

but honest.

I am learning to trust myself,

even when doubt whispers

louder than truth.

I’m learning to open doors

I once locked to survive.

I am learning to let people in

without flinching.

And

to stay soft without fear of being broken.

I laugh now

not because life has gotten any easier,

but because I finally can.

I’m forgiving myself

for all that I didn’t know,

and for who I had to be

to get here.

Now when I break,

I won’t hide.

I’ll rebuild.

Better.

Wiser.

Stronger.

This isn’t survival anymore.

This is the becoming.

All that I am meant to be.