Still Standing

„STILL STANDING”

I didn’t survive by accident.

I learned how to breathe in the fire.

I grew up faster than I should have,

Holding weight no one could see.

Promises broke like glass around me,

But I stayed real, I stayed me.

I’ve seen love turn into silence,

Truth get buried under fear.

Violence in words, threats in shadows,

Still I’m standing, still I’m here.

Every scar became a lesson,

Every fall taught me my name.

I stopped chasing their approval,

Started walking through my pain.

I’m still standing, after all I’ve been through,

Every tear made me stronger, made me true.

I lost pieces, but I found my core,

I don’t beg for love anymore.

I’m still standing, heart awake, eyes clear,

I don’t judge the world, but I choose who’s near.

If you bring your wounds like stones to throw,

I’ll step away — I’ve learned to let go.

I watched addictions steal the future,

Gambling hope, trading souls.

I chose work, I chose honesty,

Even when it took its toll.

I was lonely, but not broken,

Just becoming who I am.

I learned boundaries are self-respect,

Not a wall — just solid ground.

I understand the human struggle,

Everyone’s fighting something inside.

But I won’t bleed for wounds unhealed,

I won’t drown just to keep you alive.

I’m still standing, after all I’ve been through,

Every tear made me stronger, made me true.

I lost pieces, but I found my core,

I don’t beg for love anymore.

I’m still standing, heart awake, eyes clear,

I don’t judge the world, but I choose who’s near.

If you bring your wounds like stones to throw,

I’ll step away — I’ve learned to let go.

I turned pain into movement,

Silence into sound.

When my body started healing,

My soul felt home again, safe and found.

I’m not cold — I’m conscious.

Not hard — just healed.

This is my life…

And I’m still standing.