Life has its ups and downs 

But one way of seeing it

Is thinking that there are ways that

things will get better

All must come and go 

But one thing is for sure… 

Is to let go 

Let it all go 

The day of the party 

Days of fears

Moments of depression

Being the “prey” of Andy Evans

Terrified of speaking  

If not, 

Am I ever gonna get better?

Getting stronger all must take courage 

By taking that first step 

Through art, learning, and speaking 

My positive transformations to make it up till now of 

finally telling somebody about the rape 

The remembrance of the tree

The remembrance of the past 

But hey

Look at me go!

Look at me change! 

For the perfect moment 

For the perfect time 

Saying goodbye to those worries 

Goodbye to those pains, 

Misery, and finally, Andy Evans 

Mr. Freeman, my art teacher 

You have given me the chance to grow by

The significance of the tree 

The opportunity to use art as emotions 

And to find my voice through all these aspects

Thank you…

Ohh my life 

To the past self that has been though 

But one thing that has changed… 

I wish that I was with you 

Day by day 

To my dearest past self 

I apologize for all you’ve been through

Again, I wished to be with you 

…Like how I am now, from letting go of the past 

Moment by moment 

Each path goes by 

But don’t forget… 

All must get  better 

Hour by hour 

I hear you, I see you, 

And I’m with you now 

But believe me 

There is a time for us to be resolved… 

Second by Second 

My presence is with you 

Dear past self, don’t go 

Please hear me now…  

Life does get better 

Once you’ll see in one day 

There will be a change for new beginnings

Past self of old Melinda, 

One day you will have the courage and strength of your voice

 like how I am talking to you

Just wait, believe, be strong as the tree

And you’ll see…

No more seeing yourself as unworthy of love 

No more biting on the lips 

No more seeing a broken image of self 

No more scratching on the wrist 

Just have hope 

Life is full of hard moments that may be challenging  

However, it’s about learning from them

by speaking and letting it go 

Perhaps even trying speaking to the past self 

or to someone 

Each person has their own paths 

Of their own journey 

Of their own life 

But it takes the courage, strength, and voice of one

 to choose the right one

The past must be let go 

Never good to hold within 

because we cannot change the past 

The future will always be a mystery 

Forever to be unknown and unpredictable

The present is what makes us live in the moment 

of ourselves which is the focus 

Bad moments in life cannot define us 

But we can always change that 

By letting things go from the past 

And always start from the beginning…

Never be afraid to speak