I am from white noise,

  and dark skies,

  from empty promises,

  and endless nights.

I am from disasters waiting to happen,

  and disasters that did,

  from the fear of being forgotten,

  and from the fear of being seen.

I am from crying until there is nothing left,

  and hiding behind a smile,

  from ten thousand lies,

  and ten thousand regrets.

I am from living loudly,

  and barely living at all,

  from feeling like I have nothing,

  and feeling like I have everything.

I am from running away from problems,

  and running towards challenges,

  from falling,

  and from getting back up.

I am from wondering if I am good enough,

  and knowing that I am more than I thought,

  from being left behind,

  and from bounding ahead.

I am from brilliant song,

  and one person duets,

  from milkshakes,

  and from dreams.

I am from puppy kisses,

  and parental love,

  from vanilla frozen custard,

  and from laughter.

I am from a garden of angels,

 and a life of fairies,

 from starlit waterfalls,

 and a glorious life.

I am from the challenges I have faced,

  and the challenges I have overcome,

  from loving who I am,

  and from recognizing the importance of who I was.
I am from moving on,

  and never wanting to go back,

  from new friendships,

  and from being myself.

I am from white noise,

  and dark skies,

  from getting out of my head,

  and dancing into my life.