Thank you for showing me what love is NOT.
Now I will recognize what love IS,
With eyes wide open.
Thank you for all of the lies,
because now I know not to listen to words,
But instead, hear a person's heart.
Thank you for walking out on me,
Leaving me to be free,
And remember myself again.
Thank you for the chance to choose
forgiveness instead of hate,
Love instead of fear,
And to live each day in gratitude.
Thank you for breaking my heart
And leaving me shattered into a million pieces,
Because the ME I picked up and put back together
Is so much better than before,
With a beautiful light
shining through all of the cracks.
Rishell Graves
February 27, 2017
