Ten Year Anniversary

This year will be the

Ten year anniversary of

The beginning of my

Self-discovery Quest

Ten years of

Introspection,

Raw emotion,

Brutal honesty,

Painful discoveries,

Frightful confessions,

Disheartening endings to

Friendships and relationships,

Intense panic and disappointment

 When becoming aware of my

Emotional traumas,

Pangs of agony when

Wallowing in loneliness 

And self-loathing

This. Shit. Has. Been. Hard

Many times I've wished

To have never landed

On this journey

Many times I've wished

To have remained

Ignorant

Ten years and I'm still

Unraveling this little

Package called

"My Identity"

I truly wish I could

Stop searching but I

Know it's not a decision

For me to make

Just the same as it

Wasn't my decisions for

Me to begin

Ten years

Have certainly not passed in vain

If I can live ten years more,

I'll certainly spend them

Just the same:
Discovering