Growth

As long as I can remember, 

I always saw myself engulfed in anger, 

Repeatedly speaking out to my classmates  

For reasons I didn’t know. 

Whenever I was angry, my head would start throbbing, 

No other way to calm myself down, 

I realized sleeping was the best way to calm myself. 

Not understanding what the teachers were saying,  

I lacked control. 

I used to ask myself, 

Why am I like this? 

Never truly finding the answer,  

I wanted to detach myself from 

The world,  

Always in the state of mind, I loved – 

Sleeping. 

Sleeping was the best,  

Making the day pass without being conscious. 

But along the way, 

Through guidance and perseverance, 

I learned to breathe through the chaos,  

Figured out ways to ease 

My anger. 

The world I wanted to escape, now 

It has become more colorful, 

Noticing the days are a little brighter. 

I no longer desire to waste my hours.  

I no longer want to sleep to hide, 

Because finally, 

I am awake.