Today, I'm Taking a Step Behind.

Today, I'm Taking a Step Behind.  

 Anonymous. 

To all the people who have hurt me,

I'm letting go with a sigh,

Because I can't change your thoughts about me,

So I'll just leave you behind.

 

I won't shoot bullets in the sky,

Nor will rifles of criticism fly,

Nor will I throw at you hand grenades of anger,

Now, I put my hands up in surrender.

 

I won't be tormented, with the pain of ‘not being enough’.

For I believe, an antidote of love makes me stronger.

I'm putting my guns down today,

And I'm taking a step behind.

My body may be handcuffed,

But my mind shall never be seized.

 

After years of a hunt for the one, who'll love me as I am,

I see her now in the mirror, as she says:

“Embrace yourself widely and accept yourself as you are”,

Now I'll live freely with the knowledge that I am flawed,

That perfections are a gift to be awed!

 

I'll free myself from trying to please others,

I see myself worthy of respect, not needing approvals.

My days of "begging respect" are gone,

Gone is the mentality of medieval.

So disapprove of me and blame me for my mistakes.

But I'm not made of glass, never will I shatter into pieces.

Truly, “Gone in vain, is the one who does not know his worth”

 

I retire from proving myself to the world,

Resting my case in court,

Not waiting to hear the judgment,

I walk out with a smile.

Today, I make peace with myself,

And have my head held high.