I'm looking back at all the times that you said
'It'll be okay'
I thought you were wrong
'No!' was the only thing I could keep screaming at you
I felt as if I would never smile again
Never be able to feel the heat of a breaking sunrise
and enjoy the life I should've had
Never be able to heal from the wounds
the ones you watched me inflict
or the ones that you saw others inflict
I cried in my sleep
too afraid to wake up and face the world
But you know what
Years later
through all the heartbreak
and sadness
and loss
I can finally see with piercing clarity
You were right
