breaking away was the hardest thing I ever did

that week was the most tumultuous of my life

I looked the same, acted the same

but a battle was raging in my mind.

 

to disturb the status quo

which wasn’t bad, but wasn’t good

but this isn’t about you, it’s about me

it turned out to be the right thing to do

 

stuck in tradition, the norm

I accepted whatever came to me

always settled for halfway there

didn’t realize I deserved to be happy

 

it’s like seeing stars at night for the first time

I was not truly living.

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