Thank you

To transmute all of that.
The hurts, the betrayals,
the contradictions, the confusion.
The understanding
of the why,
of all this dark era
has had a purpose.

To realise who I am.

He taught me
the meaning of darkness.
Teacher,
unknowingly,
through undescribable pain.
The pain I carried
was his own,
projected onto me,
wanting to bring me down.
 But it didn’t fall the way he wanted,
it showed me what I am made of,
made me stronger,
more compassionate instead,
more whole,
showed me the material I am made of.

Thanks to it all,
I realised my value,
my worth,
my beauty,
and all that I am.

So thank you.