
A different me
So here I am another year has passed and I have held on tight
The world rushes past me
Only seeming to stand still at night
The noise quietens & things slow down
As I lay and look above
I distract my mind from many thoughts
And replace them with love
I wish for peace and hope for sleep
And quiet down my mind
I think about the day that’s been
And hope that I’ve been kind
I’ve taken baby steps
and make them count for me
I know it’s very hard
To be here and just ‘be’
I’ve learnt that I am both strong and weak
And when I fall i fall hard
I also know when I get up
My heart is what I guard
I hold the precious things
Deep inside my heart
I hold them where no one can see
And nothing can ever part
My Mum told me I will never be
The Siân I used to be
I understand this now
And as she said – I am a different me
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Sian Houghton © 2021