I ran away from my problems back then
Instead of facing them like a big girl
I've learned to live with it
But then, I've learned to live with a lot in my lifetime
Trust, mistrust, love, friendship, fear
Just keep moving down the road ahead
Never looking back
I'm learning
Slowly, every day
I take part of the world and make it part of myself
Who I am, how I am seen
I've learned not to care what other people think
I've learned when to speak out and when to be still
I've learned how to fight for the things I want
and love
and need
For the respect I deserve, but have to earn
On this earth of confusion
In a population of billions
I am me
And I am strong
And inside there is darkness
that I fight when it rises
And beat it back with self-talk and medicine
and sleep
And each day is new
I look
to the sunrise
to the jobs I know are waiting
for me to take
The time I know is too little
For everything I want
So I cram it all in and still want more
I spin in a maze of possibilities
Left, right, center
There are three dimensions
Where is the shortcut
for life?