Born to Be the Storm

They thought
I’d crumble.
They thought
I’d break.

But I was never
built from comfort.
I was raised
by silence.
Grown
by pain.

The storm?
I didn’t fear it.
I became it.

Every “no”
fueled me.
Every lie
sharpened me.
Every door
that closed
taught me
how to build my own.

I don’t ask now.
I take.
I don’t wait.
I rise.

They still don’t understand
how I’m standing.
Because they never saw
the war
inside me.

They thought I’d stay
in the dark.
But I was only
charging.
Waiting
for the moment
to strike.

And now
they hear thunder.
But it’s just me.

Coming.
Louder
than ever.