Two Haikus
Rejoining LiveJournal has reminded me why I left in the first place and why I need to come back. I could start this story in many ways, but ultimately my LiveJournal is a very painful reminder of a lost little girl that I had convinced myself I wanted to stay lost. Memories on the wind, lost in a whirlwind of other people and experiences, never to be dredged up again.
But then I was reminded that wasn’t why I wrote them down. It is okay to be vulnerable and to have to explain something once in a while. Everyone has grown up in the last five years, including myself (going back and reading some of why I wrote, I am not afraid to admit to once being scared and unstable, and entirely thankful to have more clarity in my though patterns, reactions and communication styles). I got stuck with another thought before bed, so I just wanted to make one more post for good measure to help me reform a good habit. I think I can be a better person and friend to myself and others.
I am not the girl
I once was. Never again.
Now I see clearly.
Grown up, unafraid.
Standing stronger every day.
I’ll get by somehow.