Before you forget,

remember how life felt back then. 

Remember the way you yearned for a better life.

How you wanted so badly to be free.

 

Living with those people who would hurt you

caused you to weep in pain.

You wanted, more than anything,

to be away and independent. 

 

And here you are,

You live everyday on your own terms.

You buy the things that you want.

You surround yourself with the ones that matter most.

 

You come home to a comfortable and safe shelter,

you have the food you always wanted to try. 

And you no longer deal

with the ones who hurt you the most.

 

So before you forget,

remember that you are free.

Remember that this life

is what you always dreamed for.