Ronaldo Gilley

Thank you to the pain

For teaching me the lessons I needed to learn

Thank you to the flame

For illuminating my path

Allowing me to set afire the bridges I needed to burn

Thank you to abandonment

For leaving me alone in the cold

It built within me resilience

And the ability to let go of relationships of old

Thank you to despair

Because I prayed for deliverance

But thank you for that unanswered prayer

It built within me a fierce self-reliance

It gave me the skill set required for self-repair