To 2017:
I felt the need
To say goodbye
To one the hardest year of my life, thus far.
But I cannot say farewell,
Until I have to expressed
How completely thankful that I am, for this year and all of the growth that has occurred because of it.
I have learned an unimaginable amount of knowledge about my true self.
I have pushed myself to the limit, in everything.
I have never worked harder.
I have also never felt so much. I have felt every feeling to its extreme.
I have felt love, loneliness, depression, anxiety, determination, fatigue, and contentment at their deepest levels.
I felt God
When I felt like
I had, no one else.
I felt him
In the crisp fall air,
In the slightest breeze,
In the rustling of the leaves.
He is Warmth.
I have learned to see and appreciate
The beauty and uniqueness
That every person around me
Has to offer.
I have learned to embrace my introversion and independence.
I have truly learned how to adore the simplest things that life has to offer.
Like the crackling of a fire.
The warmth of a cup of black coffee.
Like a good conversation, with a genuine person.
To 2018:
I would like to welcome 2018, with the most open arms.
I have no clue
What is in store
And it is so exciting.
So many opportunities have already presented themselves.
My only hope is that
I will laugh
So much more.
And that
The only tears
To fall
Will be tears of
Happiness
And not of pain.
I hope to continue, to be true to myself.
To be easier
On myself.
But even if this year
Is just as
Difficult
As the last-
Grateful,
I will remain.
