I’m Not Afraid

Im not afraid, my mantra over the last 3 years,
the one that I whisper,
as a panic attack rolls like a wave over me,
as the blade used to dig into my skin,
as my world was torn from beneath me,

wording to reassure the chaos in my mind

im not afraid of my past,
im not afraid of today,
im not afraid of tomorrow,
im not afraid of my demons,
Im not afraid to breathe,
im not afraid amymore of those who deem me worth less, nor those who try to take me down,
im not afraid of what may be brought toward me come each day

my scars are a part of me, they are a time of great uncertainty
now its time to bring them from dark, and into something beautiful,

I am not defined by my scars