Finally

And just like that, you feel like you are finally free,

From all of the chains that have been holding me.

The ones that have been keeping me tied to the ground,

And the ones that were cemented into the ground.

For the first time in my life, I feel like I have control,

And I feel like I may actually be able to reach that goal.

Because as hard as it may be on most days,

I know that I have the strength to turn around and find another way.

All of the bad habits that I have struggled with for so long,

And I am able to prove everyone, including myself, wrong.

I know that this journey is not going to be perfect,

But I also know that coming out on the other side is going to be worth it.

After everything that I have been though,

It finally feels like the right thing to do.

That I am taking care of me, and finally putting myself first,

And it feels like my heart is going to burst.

Unlike the times before, it is not going to burst because of fear, terror, or pain,

But because I can finally see the rainbow after dealing with years and years of rain.

And even though the battles will never go away,

And there are wars that I am going to have to keep fighting everyday,

It feels like I have the power to fight them off once and for all,

Because I know I have it in me to keep getting up every time that I fall.

Over the past few years, I have learned that there is a reason that it never worked out,

And now you can finally see why you were always filled with so much doubt. 

Because you knew this whole time that this was not your path,

But you were finally able to help yourself find it at last.