“Everything I Am”
Everything is fine
They can’t hurt me
Even as they try
What more can be taken
I still fight
I still stand on this precipice
What will become of me
I don’t know
But I lived
And traced every road in a city
I dreamed of belonging in
I sang every lyric that moved me
I saw every band perform
I showed my children the biggest world I could
I taught them to be brave and strong
I taught so many faces
And helped them to love the written word
Almost as much as me
I even helped them to build worlds of their own
I loved ferociously
Even when it hurt me
I traveled to cities I always wanted to see
I was brave and sat alone
I never gave up
Even when my blood was used against me
I still cry at night
I still feel inspired to write
I’ve lived so many lives
And even though they are now
All gone
I appreciate what they gave me
In my calm
In my wisdom
In my strength
I was
I am
Tomorrow I will be
Jōb Nikki 
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