Steps
It wasn't kind
But I've shaped myself
From what I've felt outside
It wasn't right
But I took the energy and made it mine
Now I'm working hard to change it
But it takes a moment
Takes a moment
Takes a moment
Takes a moment
Takes a moment longer than you'd think
It didn't help
But I spent a decade
Pushing off the pain
All by myself
I avoided effort
To stay safe
I am working hard to change it
But it takes a moment
Takes a moment
Takes a moment
Takes a moment
Takes a moment longer than you'd think
I am aiming to be braver
But it means a layer
Means a layer
Means a layer
Means a layer
Means a layer of this shield must sink
And I didn't understand how
I didn't understand how
You could put
One foot in front of the other
The weight of it
Was not a bother to you
It's how you do it all
Pursue
Stay true
Refuse to fall
Cause I lost grip of the handle
I lost grip of the handle
The way to
Take the pieces
Add them up
The proof to self
I'm worthy of the art
My authenticity
My right to feel
To heal
To leave
It's left a mark
I can choose to let it rot
Or wipe it clean
All this debris
I can choose to hide it close
Or set it free
I am working hard to change it
But it takes a moment
Takes a moment
Takes a moment longer than you'd think
But I am waking up and breathing deep
Then taking steps
And taking steps
And taking steps
And taking steps
And taking steps that bring me home to me
I am waking up and breathing deep
Then taking steps
And taking steps
And taking steps that bring me home to me
I am waking up and breathing deep
Then taking steps
And taking steps
And taking steps that bring me home to me
Autor(es): Kimberly Townsend
