The Power is mine

I am me. That is what I say to myself. What happened in the past is in the past. I am like the pheonix who will rise from the ashes. I could sit here and cry because some dirt bag touched me but you know what....I went into self-defense and learned how to defend myself. I will never be a victim again.
The trauma I have experienced was the old me, this is the new me and I will flourish. There is no obstacle that I can't overcome. If I fall off that horse known as life I will dust myself off and get back on again. I will wait until later to see if I have any scratches or bruises and if I have a few scars I will wear them with pride. They are badges of honor and are there to show that I have been through the fires of hell and made it out alive.
I love me. I have never been able to say that and now I would shout it from the highest mountain to let everyone hear me. I LOVE ME.