Life without Limits

It is morning once more. And you lay in bed, wondering How you will get through another day A day filled with confusion and pain If only you could hide under the covers And pretend that today never happened. You feel hurt and sad And you want to just disappear But it doesn't work that way That would be just too easy For a fighter like you. You are brave, you are resilient And you will bounce back. All you need is a mirror To show you how strong you are Stronger than your fears Braver than you would ever imagine. So pull yourself up, girl The world awaits you Show them your smile And the strength behind that smile  Move forward and forge your path. You are a woman who is worth  A lot more than you would ever imagine.  A woman who lives life by her rules alone. 

I am lost. Within myself Hidden behind the walls of my own making. Walls so high that I am unable to escape The walls close in sometimes Crowding and suffocating me. I used to be alive, smiling and cheerful My smile has buried its head in the chaos But now I realise that this is not the real me I'm just playing a game of peekaboo The spark is there but it flickers like a firefly Trying to escape the bottle it's trapped in.  I look in the mirror and see a glimmer Of my old self And I tell myself enough is enough No more sacrificing my happiness for others And letting others walk over me I've had it with the people pleasing And with trying to be perfect. I need my smile back,  My identity is crying to be let out Of the mire it has slid into. I am going to be kind to myself And do what my heart bids me to. I am convinced I can do better At loving myself My spirit is pushing against the grain I'm going to smile once more Yes, there will be criticism, and censur...