I'm not a survivor
Aimee Lopez 1985 (Texas)
Lord it seems I did this wrong but I didn't know what was going on and I'm sorry that I didn't realize just what You were doing within me any sooner.
All I felt was pain and instead of clinging on to You I drifted off further.
Lord, but it hurt like hell, I didn't think that growing felt like I was falling apart.
I should have held on to You, held on tighter til I got through everything that I thought was killing me.
All along You were teaching me how to be a fighter not a survivor.
When all along I thought that I was growing tired and weaker you were making me stronger.
I'm sorry that I did it wrong but I didn't know what was going on and while I was trying to heal myself and numb the pain You were molding me, reshaping me into who I would become.
I'm not a survivor, everything I went through was meant for me. I'm just sorry that I didn't see It sooner, I didn't think that growing felt like I was falling apart.
About this poem
It's about me realizing that not all the pain we feel in life is meant to truly hurt us, it's growing pains. We aren't victims of our experiences, it's all a part of what makes us who we are or will become.
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Written on October 11, 2023
Submitted by AimeeL85 on October 11, 2023
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