My Destiny

Author Dana Redricks 
June 10, 2019 

Our past does not define 
who we are it took a long
time for me to see 
The traumatising actions 
 of others had nothing to
had nothing to do with me
All my life searching for 
acceptance not realizing 
I had the best of all 
approvals living on the 
inside of me
Like a wounded I have 
endured many battles of
unending wars
Battles within and outwards
ones too
people can't choose our destiny 
that is up to you and me
Today I choose to move 
forward and not live in 
defeat 
I am not defined by past
my past has shape me 
into the person I am
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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