Thanks To You Poem by Vanessa Dizon Alvarez

Thanks to the ones who made me cry,
You taught me how to rise and try.
Thanks to the love that held me tight,
You helped my heart expand its light.

Thanks to the care that warmed my soul,
You made me feel that I was whole.
Thanks to concern that showed you see,
You proved that someone cared for me.

Thanks to the ones who walked away,
You taught me not all things will stay.
Thanks to the friends who stayed so true,
You showed me love that followed through.

Thanks to each soul who crossed my path,
With joy or pain, with peace or wrath—
You helped me grow, you helped me bend,
You shaped the person I defend.