Life Change

I was living life care free,

But the baggage I had weighed me down,

I wasn't who I needed to be.

One day, I got a phone call,

I could hear the pain in my dad's voice.

It was cracking, like an unsteady foundation.

My aunt had died.

I thought she was getting better, 

I was in awe the progression turned into degression.

I hung up that night, my body in mental pain.

That was the day my life changed.

I wanted to die, I wanted to cry, 

But I chose to hide, to hide and masquerade all of the pain.

One day, I decided to snap out of it.

My body was energized, 

I no longer felt paralyzed.

She wouldn't want me to be sad I realized,

She would want me to get rid of my baggage,

Make the change that would make people have a reaction.

I owe it all to her,

Because without her death, I wouldn't have realized,

Life is too short to run and hide,

To not start the change I had been longing for.

I miss her everyday, and while it does not get easier,

She is the one person who inspired me to do better,

To have a life change.