Commitment to Self

"Sometimes I'm lost

So far off track I don't know who to trust

I look at myself

Unrecognizable i reach out for help

And that's ok

Weakness doesn't have to produce shame

The possibilities of progression exist as long as you maintain a pulse

The ability to learn a lesson persists as long as your mind can function

making a commitment to self for the benefit of the ones i love

Don't wanna slip into comfortable negligence

Won't be a product of trauma

Won't submit to my problems

I will face myself and be a contender

When it comes to my life i won't be a bystander

I'm not gonna stop believing that i have exactly what it takes

To take this life in stride and do more than simply survive

I deserve more than what I've been allotted

I deserve a dignified existence

I'm not gonna stop believing that I can break this routine

Pain perpetuates pain I'm determined to break the chain

I'm demanding more from myself than to be a slave to my emotional shifts"