The rain kept tapping on my window frame
Shoes soaked through from walking past my own blame
I keep pretending that I'm fine, I swear
But my reflection says: You're almost there
I hold my breath like I'm saving space
For every dream I boxed and labeled someday
Didn't know how heavy hope could weigh
Till I carried it through another gray day
And I've been
Redrawing all the lines I built in fear
Trying not to disappear
If I'm quiet, it's 'cause I'm trying
To hear myself this year
So here's tonight's confession written clear
I'm scared of falling, but I still steer
I'm learning how to meet who I'll become
Soft and brave in equal sum
If I break a little on my way through
I'll stitch the cracks with something true
This is my entry, signed and underlined
A promise that I won't rewind
I'm still showing up, even shaking
Still choosing hope, even breaking
Still learning me, still learning why
Still getting closer every time
It only proves I'm breaking through
This is my entry, fearless and aligned
A future signed in my own handwriting
I drove home slowly through the amber lights
Thinking 'bout the things I lost in fights
With the version of me who tried to stay small
I'm finally learning how to hear her call
My heart's a hallway with locked-up doors
But I found the courage to check the floors
Turns out the mess I've been afraid to see
Is exactly what's been growing me
And I've been
Letting go of every rule that clipped my wings
All the should-have-beens and stings
If I tremble, it's 'cause I'm choosing
What freedom really means
So here's tonight's confession written clear
I'm scared of falling, but I still steer
I'm learning how to meet who I'll become
Soft and brave in equal sum
If I break a little on my way through
I'll stitch the cracks with something true
This is my entry, signed and underlined
A promise that I won't rewind
I've run from every shadow with my headlights dim
Worried that the real me wouldn't fit in
But maybe all the pieces I tried to hide
Are the ones that make me come alive
And if tomorrow shakes me, let it come
I'll stand there trembling, but I won't run
I'm done apologizing for the times I tried
I'm finally giving myself the room to rise
So here's tonight's confession written clear
I'm done surviving, now I steer
I'm reaching for the girl I'm meant to be
One heartbeat closer every beat
And if I crack a little on my way through
It only proves I'm breaking through
This is my entry, fearless and aligned
A future signed in my own handwriting