I recently won third place for this in the county fair I hope you all enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Today
I Realized
Today I realized that I have to learn how to live,
Today I realized that this is okay with me,
For better to learn how to live at 16,
Than to live in the darkness of drugs, alcohol,
depression, or self injury.
Today I realized I’m not just a number or another
statistic,
Today I realized I am human.
Today I realized that honesty is better,
Today I realized words will hurt me,
Today I realized that is not okay.
Today I realized that my past will define my
future,
But will NEVER condemn it.
Today I realized that pain is really just a
blessing in disguise,
Today I learned that today I realized.
By
Lauren Joyner
