Year 2 brought me

Year 2 brought me 

a lot of what it should

it brought me the tough parts

it brought me the nights we don’t speak of

it brought me cleansing snowfall

and that crisp city air that let me escape

see year 2 brought me a lot of pain

shaking nights

boiling anger

stains of friendships gone awry

year 2 taught me who cares for me

it brought me a twenty minute train ride to a night of solace

in the midst of all that went wrong

but the thing is when it went wrong, year 2 also went right

straightened out the curves in my life

year 2 brought me a family I can not replace

mentors who see the power in me

I wouldn’t trade making magic with them for anything

thank you year two

to the ups and the downs,

the kitten snuggles at the end of the road

for letting me trust my gut

for the light in my dark

and above all

thank you for teaching me even in the dark