joey k poetry

i have grown
i have grown. 
i am not
the person 
i used to be. 
those bad parts 
were worked on, 
tempered, healed, 
some even became 
good parts
that i can now 
use to help 
other people. 
i had to suffer
and i will continue 
to suffer 
because 
that is what 
informs me. 
it allows me 
to be 
me.