Devan Zimmerman

I have been on my own

For as long as I can remember

I have been broken

And pieced back together

I have fallen nine times

But stood up ten

I have seen life begin

And I’ve watched it end

I have loved and lost

So many times I’ve lost count

I have been betrayed and disappointed

An unfathomable amount

I have experienced immense joy

And incredible sadness

Yet, at the end of the day

I am grateful for the vastness

Of challenges and feelings faced

Because without it all

My heart would be a barren place