Will I ever rise above the shackles of my mundane reality? I know I could fly as high as dreams.
SHELBY ENSIGNWill I ever rise above the shackles of my mundane reality? I know I could fly as high as dreams.
SHELBY ENSIGNI have to believe that ahead of me are entire adventures waiting to be lived, for the sun hasn’t abandoned me yet.
SHELBY ENSIGNOn the days that I drown deep in the rain, I must remember that it, too, will help me grow closer to the sun.
SHELBY ENSIGNToday will end and another day will come – I can’t bend time into softer motions all I can do is live.
SHELBY ENSIGNAnd although the strands of your soul feel weary today, your worth remains the same – you are graceful amidst pain.
SHELBY ENSIGNWherever you are let life find you.
SHELBY ENSIGNI will make my mental health a priority because I deserve to know peace.
SHELBY ENSIGNI am only confined by the walls I allow.
SHELBY ENSIGNNature has become a part of me when I am lifeless, I go to her – she is life.
SHELBY ENSIGNAnd as the sun smiles to bless this new day, I inhale life, and journey on.
SHELBY ENSIGNI am more stretch marks than the skin, more growth than shame.
SHELBY ENSIGNThough I crave roots grown deep, the truth is I’m something of a wanderer.
SHELBY ENSIGNI must learn to separate my bad days from who I am – we are not the same.
SHELBY ENSIGNDrowning in grey days rising up into blue, I will choose to love myself in all colors.
SHELBY ENSIGNI am learning to hold to hopeful light.
SHELBY ENSIGNAnd as the rain fell and the birds kept singing, I realized that freedom is a choice.
SHELBY ENSIGN