I realize

After listening to some of Jesses old memories
And just now recently reading some of my own...

We, as people, as human beings, truly have control over ourselves.
Over the things we feel, the things we love, and the lives we live.

We, are the definitive element,
We are the ones that make who we are and no one else.

And if we don't like who we are, we CAN change,
It might not be easy, but we can.

We can become the good we wish to create.

We can forgive our mistakes, just as we can forgive others for theirs.
Because I've realized today, that by not forgiving ourselves for what we've done,
And letting ourselves become consumed by our own fears and wants,
We are mutated, we are transformed into something that isn't really us anymore.

But, despite the fact that we may not be able to go back to our old selves,
We can turn into our new selves.
A better us,
One that our inner kid, our inner, true self, can love, or learn to love

It's possible, I know it is.

This is going to be really hard,
But I'm willing to do it.

The question is,
Are you?

-Rafael