I Found Relief

I apologize to myself

For holding on to so much grief

It wasn't fair to punish myself

I found relief in setting myself free

I owed myself an explanation

On why I felt I deserved to suffer

On why I depended on others for comfort

Then finally at last I discovered

The answer was found within forgiveness

Grant mercy to my aching soul

Wounds healed but left some scars

Beauty marks is all I see upon me

I apologize to myself

For holding on to so much grief

It wasn't fair to punish myself

I found relief in setting myself free

No perfection resides in me

In none of us and that's the key

To unlock many doors of love

A reflection of reality to see

What it looks like to be closed off

Shut out from the universe

That's what I did to everyone else

It hurts so much I was making things worse

I learned to soar

I learned to span my wings

I learned to sprout my leaves

Let go of everything

Holding on doesn't make me strong

It forces me to look at life all wrong

I apologize to myself

For holding on to so much grief

It wasn't fair to punish myself

I found relief in setting myself free