I'm evolving
Every waking moment that I choose to be something else
That something else has already left me behind and I've become something new
I am evolving
A year of pain and gratitude and not putting up with people's bullshit anymore
In honor of the one woman I thought would survive
The hell year we all went through
But I guess we didn't suffer enough.
I guess this year realized we were too tough and
Tried something else to beat us down
But it can take whoever it wants
She would have wanted us to evolve
To get better
To throw our middle fingers up to the universe
Saying I outlasted you
Because while you were busy trying to beat us
We were 3 steps ahead
Healing
From wounds you had yet to inflict
Your pain only makes us stronger
Only made me stronger
And all the hate in the world can only make us kinder
Albeit a little more cynical
We are evolving
And as we reflect on the year we left behind
I stop to think about got me here
There was joy and pain and a rather strong emotion called
The lack thereof
Sometimes not feeling anything is the strongest thing you can feel
Because when you come out of that
Stronger
Ever evolving
You appreciate the things you can feel
And those that make you feel them
No matter how painful
Because in order to evolve
We all need a little
Push