A Note To Myself

Hey you at the bus stop

Yes you with that silly grin all over your face

Focusing so intently into your phone

As if the world doesn't exist

Elation, joy, ecstacy

Tinged with a dose of disbelief

Even as your fingers texted the words:

"I passed the exam!!!"

Do you really think it was that awesome?

Or matters that much?

Do you really think it was special?

That somehow, you are special too?

Good.

Because you deserve it.

Because you earned it.

Because you really are special.

A piece of paper they say

A lousy course, unimportant

There are other, grander things in life

Better, bigger achievements too

But that is *your* accomplishment

*your* effort 

*your* struggle

*your* achievement

It's all the hours reading on the bus

It's all the horrid feeling of racing against time

It's all the despair, the doubts

It's every thoughts that you'll never get it right

But you did. You passed.

You rise from the ashes and ready to fly

You pick up the pieces and put it together

You embrace the rain and dance gleefully

You could have quit, but you didn't

You could have stuck in sorrow, but you didn't

You could have ceased 'living', but you didn't

You could have given up hope, but you didn't

The pain and scars didn't break you

It smoothen you, brighten you

The anger and madness didn't kill you

It strengthen you, empower you

You are still the girl full of hope, if not more

You are still the woman full of love, if not more

You are still the self-rescuing princess

You are still the damsel, no longer in distress

With each sorrowful step you move forward

A smile on your face, a hope in your mind

A stabbing pain in your heart

But still you move forward

The pain is there, but it will disappear

With each step forward it'll slowly erode

The smile and hope will keep getting brighter

And that, love, is how we 'move on'

Don't deny the past because it happened

Don't hate it, despise it, or loath it

Embrace the love, the laugh, the feel good

Both joy and sorrow is a part of you

Congratulations for passing the exam

For completing it before the deadline you set

The piece of paper is not just a piece of paper

It's a proof that you live through

You did good.

You did awesome.

You did fantastic.

You'll do so much more.

Congratulations for defeating the pain

For choosing life over sorrow

For keeping faith even when you were lost

For nurturing love in the midst of hate

You go girl, you awesome!

You earn your stripes, you worth your salt

And nobody can take that away

It's yours, and yours to keep

Always remember who you are

And how far you've gone

Always keep that love, that faith, that dazzling smile

Always keep the kindness and share it too

Congratulations love, congratulations

I am as proud as I can ever be

We did it girl, we totally did it

And we'll do so much, so much more

The world will keep on turning

And we will keep on walking

Moving on, moving on

We will keep on moving on, you and I