Out

It starts with a breath…

in 

and out

in

and out.

Followed by first steps 

and short words,

temper tantrums

and messy drawers.

And then one day

it hits you–

without a warning,

you’re 22.

You look back 

and wonder

what happened

when you were younger.

You recall some good times,

mostly drowned out by the bad.

You wonder where it all went wrong

and why you lost your dad.

You swell with regret

and wish you could go back

to the time when life was easy

when you could just relax.

Instead you’re 22

with 5 diagnoses

left wondering why

you got these instead of trophies.

But don’t forget 

that you’re a fighter–

that at the end of it all,

you’ll only be wiser.

It ends with a breath…

in

and out

in

out.