Reborn

I died,
Crushed from the inside.
My heart,
Cold, blackened.

Emotionless,
Empty, a mere mass.
Lost,
With no where to go.

My heart was torn apart,
Ripped from my life,
My existence,
Gone.

Being told I was nothing
For so long,
I believed it,
I knew I wouldn’t amount to anything.

Dumb,
Stupid,
Worthless,
A coward.

I didnt know how to fight.
I just knew anger,
Hate,
Bitterness.

I screamed in silence
For so long,
Until I was heard,
Comforted.

Until I was loved,
And showed how to love.
Enchanted by his beauty,
By his loving embrace.

It wasn’t overnight,
It was years.
Years,
Of him listening.

Years of him loving me.
I’m reborn,
With self love,
With love for others.

Reborn,
To be happy,
To be with him.

~Carrie Labiak ~