To Those of You Who Pushed Me

To those of you who have pushed me, thank you.

Without you I wouldn’t have fallen.

To those of you who laughed at me, thank you.

Without you I wouldn’t have cried.

To those of you who just couldn’t love me, thank you.

Without you I wouldn’t have known real love.

To those of you who hurt my feelings, thank you.

Without you I wouldn’t have felt them.

To those of you who left me lonely, thank you.

Without you I wouldn’t have discovered myself.

But it is to those of you who thought I couldn’t do it;

It is you I thank the most,

Because without you I wouldn’t have tried.