Moving from the place I had grown up in was hard. I tend to care most about my friendships, and when I moved, everything I had treasured seemed to fall apart around me. I had never suffered from extreme anxiety before, but I found it difficult to gain a sense of security in my new surroundings. In my mind, people were judging every word I said and no friend could be fully trusted. I wrote the first two stanzas above at that time as a way to vent my emotions. Realizing much later that things get better and life goes on, I was inspired to finish the poem on a more positive note. I hope that this piece encourages others the way it encourages me. No matter how bad things seem, no matter how scary life feels, you can take comfort in the fact that there's always hope for a better day.