TW: Ego sum qui sum*

I am left here, resting in the dark.
Listening to you breathing, feeling your hand in mine
There's a warmth settling in my chest
I am smiling

The sheets are cool against my skin
A skin I used to hate and want to destroy
A body I hated with the fire of suns
A life I wanted to escape by any means
And now I am smiling

Because as I lie here in the dark
I have everything I want
A roof, a bed, a seriously unhinged partner
Friends and food and warmth

I am no longer alone

Because I don't have to be perfect
I am beautiful the way I am
I don't have to prove my worth to anyone

I am me.

I am not perfect.
Flaws and cracks and scars
Wrinkles when I smile
And bumps and lumps

As I rest here in the dark
I am complete and content

I am me and that's enough



* Inspired by this song by Tim Minchin.