To My Niece

Sometimes you don’t get the help you need growing up. Not until you get older and seek it out yourself. This piece was inspired by a time in my life when I felt really angry at everyone, because I struggled for so long on my own.

As difficult as it can be feeling all alone, you never really are. There will be people throughout your life who love and support you no matter what, even if you don’t realize it.

For me, I have some amazing relatives that have been my biggest fans since day one and, even though I was angry at the time, I wrote this poem for them.