Because I Was Me

I never once looked back
There was nowhere left to return
Each step I took without stopping
Ended up shaping who I am
So many silent choices I made
Names faded as they passed me by
No one ever asked me why
I just kept walking forward
Forgiveness was never in my path
Memories quietly crumbled away
But every time they fell apart
I rose again from the silence
This isn’t some kind of faith
It’s not for anyone else
The only reason I made it here
Is that I walked alone
When everyone came to a stop
I didn’t slow my pace
That single difference
Changed everything
It’s not destiny or fate
Not a story someone wrote
The reason I’m still standing
Is simply because I was me