Chapter 81: the day I found out

a journey in my own skinWords: 1093

The day I found out, I couldn't breathe,

A dream too long denied, now about to leave.

The weight that I carried, the years spent in wait,

Suddenly lifted, as though by fate.

I stared at the screen, unsure it was real,

Could this be the answer I'd longed to feel?

The question, the worry, the fight to be seen,

Now answered in a way I could have never dreamed.

I thought of the scars, both deep and unseen,

Of moments I felt lost, of all that had been.

And then in an instant, the world felt new,

A future unfolding, my heart breaking through.

I found out my surgery was covered that day,

And for the first time, the clouds turned to gray.

The joy that rushed in, the tears that I shed,

For the life I could live, for the body ahead.

It was more than a check, more than just care,

It was hope, it was freedom, a love in the air.

A moment in time when the world turned bright,

And I could finally breathe, no longer in flight.

The day I found out, my heart began to soar,

I'm closer to me, to who I am, and more.

A journey ahead, a path I can take,

And nothing will stop me—nothing will break.