A New Hello

To the years I have lost to trauma and abuse,
To the guilt of failure and the mental battles I lose,
To the cruelty of lovers in whom I thought my heart lied,
I bid you goodbye

To the secrets I thought would shame me,
To the silence I gave to those that blamed me,
To the pain I thought I needed to hide,
I bid you goodbye

To the need to please those around me,
To the darkness that I let surround me,
To the voice that I had let slowly die,
I bid you goodbye

2023 is my year to shine,
To claim the dreams that have always been mine
To break the chains and set my soul free
2023 is a hello to the new New me