Growth

Growth Poem:

I went from being denied surgery time and time again

For 3 years I was told no

The door to my future stayed closed

Until I forced it open

Then I laid up on that surgical table

I went from looking down upon myself to holding my head high

Even my pictures are different.

I use to look sad in every picture because I liked to wear my heart on my sleeves.

Now because of gastric sleeve I smile when ever I get the chance.

I went from complaining about being too big to fit in nice pants

To saying the pants I wear now is way too big

I went from looking in the mirror and feeling so sick of the man it reflected

To loving every aspect of that man

That man is me

For a long time I told myself what I couldn’t do

Instead of just doing it like Nike

I chose to fight it

Fight the idea that I could conquer my problems

Until I got tired of it

I got tired of eating deserts just for a sweet taste

I got tired of cleaning big plates

Then seeing my weight get higher and higher

No I chose to become a fighter

I fought and fought until my weight was the only one that took a loss

I use to look at the numbers on my scale blink 470 now they blink 296

This year was about growth

I now can look in the mirror and say I have grown

I have shown myself and anyone who have doubt it

That I can overcome any challenge in my way

2019 was a great year

I can only hope no I can only do better in 2020