Several times now
I have felt that familiar urge
but resist it I must
that time in my life has passed
and not without consequences
I must remake myself now
show the world I beat it
show them all what I'm capable of
although my consequences will always remain
my reward has already come
a new me has risen
out from the broken shell of the old
you will no longer see
mopey, broken hearted old me,
but a happy , overexcited new me
now that I am out of the darkness
I can finally see