I Honor

Today
I honor

The damage done

The dreams left behind

How much

It all
Still hurts

I do not wait

For validation
From those
Who have decided
That my pain is over

I only smile

At their presumption
That pain like this ends

Today

I honor me

I honor my pain

I honor my losses
I honor my sacrifice

I honor my survival

I honor my efforts

To rebuild this life
From the rubble

I honor my spirit

Which though broken
Still remembers
How to soar