I decided to stop the cycle.
I decided not to allow anyone to put labels onto me.
To project who they are onto me.
I decided to hold my head up high and believe that whatEVER I dream, I can achieve.

Healing is a long, hard process.
It helps put your mind, heart, and soul at rest.
Peace is what I seek.
When I dream, it’s nothing but great things.

It’s hard to change who you are.
People expect you to go with the flow,
Move like they move,
Listen to their rules,
Follow their lead,
But that just doesn’t fit me.

It’s my time to be free.
Waking up, keeping my dignity.
Change in what I see.

Looking forward, no going back.
Life is beginning to be great.
Healing is a wise decision to make.

It’s a commitment to change.
It’s liberating.
It’s free.

I found peace.

~ Ms. Drea The Poet

I want to be remembered for all the good things I do,
Not for my mistakes. Don’t walk in my shoes.
Nothing I can change. Was it the way I was raised?
A mother that did not care, and a father that was never there.
Trapped in my despair. I don’t care.

My life is over. I have no one.
What do I do? Who do I turn to?
I’m lost and all alone. Nowhere to call home.

I don’t give up. I start over.
Make a place called home.
I forgive, but never forget.

Take my time.
Oh, don’t trip.

~Ms. Drea The Poet