Healing the pain

I wore my scars like second skin,

Learned how to smile, learned how to pretend.

Every night felt twice as long,

Trying to be brave, trying to be strong.

I held the weight of words unspoken,

Every promise bent or broken,

But even cracks let daylight through,

And somehow I’m still standing here with you.

I’m healing from the pain, one breath at a time,

Learning how to loosen the grip of the past behind.

It still aches, but I’m not the same,

I’m not living just to survive.

I’m healing from the pain,

And I’m finally alive.

Some days I stumble, some days I crawl,

Some days I feel nothing at all.

But even silence has a sound,

A quiet hope when no one’s around.

I’m done bleeding just to belong,

Done turning my hurt into a song—

Now I sing because my heart still beats,

Because healing isn’t weak.

I’m healing from the pain, one breath at a time,

Learning how to loosen the grip of the past behind.

It still aches, but I’m not the same,

I’m not living just to survive.

I’m healing from the pain,

And I’m finally alive.

I don’t need to rush the dawn,

The night already proved I’m strong.

Every tear that hit the floor

Taught me I’m worth fighting for.

I’m healing from the pain, step into the light,

Letting go of blame, forgiving my own fight.

I still feel, but I don’t break,

I bend, I grow, I rise again.

I’m healing from the pain—

And that’s how hope begins.