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This Is Me

Knowing Your Worth, Seeing the Real You, and Breaking Free of Toxic Places and People

By Lora PeppinPublished 6 years ago 3 min read
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This is me..

I'm strong and witty.. I have questioned why certain people in my life are still with me. This is me..

I am a fighter, I am ready. I am who I am today because someone once told me "you're a nobody".. I have wounds so deep within my soul, that only I can see.. This is me..

I have many stories and layers upon layers of what really lays beneath me. I have the darkest of days and many sleepless nights as my mind, body and soul are awake .. sometimes the thoughts in my head I just can't shake.. I get stuck in this dark tunnel, and once I'm in it.. good luck getting out.. This is me.

I am true and I am real.. And I have one of the truest hearts you will ever see.. I have been abused and even used.. As an adult it becomes old news, but its a part of what molded me together and it'll be with me forever. I have lost ones closest to my heart and I have called out to god while I felt my life was falling a part. I have questioned my own faith and finding my own kind of grace.. I have begged for second chances and I have walked away from toxic places.. This is me..

I have hurt others to become myself, I have fought hard to be me and nobody else.. I have looked and I have taken in so much just by waking up and seeing the sun shining, I have been thankful to find family and love that surrounds me.. this is me..

I once knew a girl that was wild, but still was a child.. Seeked attention in all the wrong places, she thought she knew it all, but when she would fall no one but her was there to pick up all of the broken pieces.. That was me..

I knew her like no other, but she was blinded by her own mirror, she needed help, but only I could save her.. This is me..

I grew up, I woke up.. And Shook myself so.. I gave birth to two blessings and it was time to let go. To let go of the little girl that was frightened to live, frightened to face my own self and know it was now okay to be myself and to stop with the show.

This is me.

I am independent and I am free, I refuse to care what others think of me, I am worthy and my eyes are finally open and I can clearly see.. Of all of the negative energy, that has been lifted from me.. I will live life every single day to its absolute fullest no matter what others may say.. this is me..

I am proud.. I'm proud that I'm no longer a victim to absolutely no one and nothing! and when i rest my head at night i can be still and be calm.. And to know I'll be okay and I got this.. life will go on... I am thankful, I am blessed.. I believe many of my own experience was my own test, zero mistakes.. I feel I have passed and I'm very happy with that. No matter where life may take me I will live happily as myself in knowing my story..

This is me ..

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About the Creator

Lora Peppin

Hey everyone! My name is Lora, 37 years old and I have been writing and drawing my entire life, but just kind of on my own and no schooling or education behind it.. I hope you all enjoy!

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