Emergence

Finally seeing clearer,

The fog of self-doubt begins to recede. Conviction blossoms, a seed finally freed.

For a while, she’d been lost in the haze, Seeing shadows, judging with a cruel gaze. Seeking fulfillment in fleeting highs,

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A thirst for validation, a need to despise.

The void inside, a hunger she tried to fill, With fleeting highs, a desperate thrill. Believing happiness lay in acceptance,

Of every wrong, every bitter consequence.

But then, a shift, a sudden, clear light, Realization dawned, a beacon in the night. She’d break the chains, rise above the fray,

A new path unfolding, with each passing day.