It Was Me

It was repeated to me so many times that it got ingrained in me and I really thought it was me. I thought I was a burden.

Until I met these uncles. How much they've impacted my life, they will never know, but now that I think about it in the middle of the night, I actually feel tears of sadness and joy.

Sadness for not realizing sooner that it was the people that surrounded me that was the problem. Joy for the people who now surround me.

I found a person who is like me, and the way she deals with our common issue is so different from the way I deal with it, and I see the people she's around and when I look at the people around me, I see it. I see it as clear as the light of day.

I feel like crying now that I see it. I wish I had better people that surrounded me. They aren't terrible people, but they're people who are not good for my well-being.

How much these uncles have changed my life and the way I see things. Sometimes I feel really sad that I see myself as a burden, but now I know I should stop it, because it's taking a toll on how I see myself.

To the wonderful guys who have come into my life, may God bless you all.