Looking through my life,
With memories passing in mind,
I see vividly my past,
And how it affects the present
I find solace
Through all I have wronged,
Mistakes I have made,
People I have hurt,
And mind and body having changed
Having undergone stigma, disease, and disorder
And delved into myself, to undergo metamorphosis
I have lived,
Have loved,
touched the lives of many
Through it all,
defeated my self-conjured demons
have remained unbroken,
Disproved others doubts
All accomplished my own
In retrospect,
I have once pursued the past
Only to find that happiness is available,
And found in this moment
Why not live for now?