Almost A Year Poem by Lizzy Henry

Its almost been a year now...
Since that one day,
I never want to re-live.
Everyone says after that day,
I changed.
And I guess I have.
I don't know if its for the better,
Or for the worse.
You've made me stronger,
You've made me more confident,
I don't want to admit it,
Because you don't deserve that pride.
I've realized whats more important in life,
I can now see my dreams.
A year ago,
All I could see was you.
Now I see who I want to be,
How I want to act,
And where I want to be.
A year ago,
You broke my heart for the first time.
Every time I see you,
I feel a slight pain,
But I hide it from you,
I don't want to give you that self pride,
That makes you feel so good about yourself,
Because of what you did to me back then.
So I smile as you walk away confused.
And say to myself yet again,
Why did I do that?