Worth It

October 2019 I wrote a poem. Reading it, I know it was about you. "Took one look at you And I knew That my heart would be broken But I believed it would be worth it." I find it after midnight, scrolling through my notes. I read it once, And I know. It was worth it. Meeting you, Liking you, Loving you. If it never happened, And you didn't break my heart, If I never let you use me over and again. If I wasn't a doormat, Or a wallet. If I wasn't all the things I never should have been... I wouldn't have become The woman I am now. I'd have grown a little differently, Maybe a little worse. I would Never have discovered My true worth. I would have lived In the dark corner of my head, The one I never left. Meeting you had been my highlight, Liking you had been my chance, Loving you was my everything, But realizing the truth was my escape. It was worth it, Knowing it got me here.