The choices I have made

The moment when I look back and think of the choices I have made

The ones that have gotten me this far, close, closer to my dreams

It has taken me far back at the people I have met along the way

The people that held my hand from birth and showed me a better way

The people that helped me to read when words looked so strange to me

The people that cheered me on when I met a goal

The people that tricked me but helped me into joining the military

The people that cheated me when I was vulnerable and weak

The people that saved my life when I was all broken up

The people that let me go home when I was ready to go back

The people that opened their doors again to lead me to the right direction

There were even more of these people that make this journey even more worthwhile

Those that thought me to be strong by making feel less than me

The ones that broke my heart times and again, yet I survived

Those that laughed when I made a mistake, so I corrected them

Those that judged and wished for my failure, still I got higher

These were choices I made, people I have met, while they don’t define me

They are all the reasons for my success and my praises

All of them made me into the person I am today

 

I would not have made these choices, good or bad, without them.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Sometimes when I write, I look really close to home.

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