In the stillness of my mind
In the whorling of my heart
When the blood rushes
& my brain pounds
When these thoughts
can't quiet themselves
but the world around me quiets
I will dwell on it all
Every mistake I made
Every spoke too soon
Every enraged moment
Every enraptured grasp

For I was there
I felt it
Sometimes a blink too late
Sometimes not enough
But it was me
And now it IS me
For I have become who it made me