Bella Anima/Beautiful Soul

Sometimes I wish all this could be said with that first glance

I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend and lover

I am creative, intelligent, passionate and fearless

I am confident in who I am who I will become

I have hugged my Father and told him I loved him

I have held my Mother's hand and told her my fears

I have laughed and cried with sisters and friends alike

I have sat  with my little brother and spoken about the man he wants to become

I have sang songs to my nieces and nephews as I've rocked them to sleep

I have played make believe and painted little girls like butterflies

I have kissed boo boos and I have prayed for their futures

I have made homemade birthday cards because they're just more fun

I have wasted money and and I have saved

I have done things just because I know it will be funny story to tell my friends later

I believe that a life that you cannot laugh at freely isn't one worth living

I have fought to defend myself and I have fought to defend my friends

I am loud and occasionally an insomniac

I have traveled and intend to constantly explore the world around me

I believe in something beyond myself

I have been beaten, broken, used, neglected, insulted, overwhelmed and abused

But I have pulled myself from the ashes and allowed myself to become a better person because of it and I will continue to do so

I have known joy and heartbreak

I am capable of nearly anything

I have worth

and my soul is beautiful

I am Bella Anima