"I am proof" - Mental Health poem by me

Instructions

I had my reasons for playing it cryptic Under the mask, through the veil of the mystic Neurodivergence diverges simplistic Cognitive chaos, my characteristic So, dreams come true if you don't tell your wishes? It isn't like me to be superstitious Can you discern what is fact from fictitious? In your own mind, yeah, the truth can be vicious Look at me just for a minute And see that I function a little bit different, huh I'm gonna push at the limits And investigate my own cognitive dissonance (what?) Maybe disaster is imminent What could I garner from such a predicament? (Me) My diorama, come visit My mind's playing tricks but the twist is I'm diggin’ it I am embracing the chaos Reduced my dismay at not meeting the bars I imposed I am discovering ways of repurposing data and my inner critic for growth Healthier ways of approaching instead of reproaching the things in me I can't control I can still grow, doing differently, take what I'm giving me, turn it all into results Logic, emotions, my mind and its notions Potential to manage the damage myself Question the motions, continued devotions To patterns of thinking ingrained in the shelf What are you holding? Your soul is unfolding A mind now beholding not scolding itself Making mistakes that aren't prompting self-hate now But push you to work and become your own help I'll ask for help when I need it Instead of retreatin’ till I am depleted to show Me that I won't keep impeding on my healthy growth by avoiding my discomfort zone I didn't want to experience all the discomfort and pain I avoided to cope I can still change how I do it, and help myself through it, I'm able to take what I throw And use it This is the music I wouldn't have thought I’d be writing a decade ago Spew it None of your setbacks were able to stop you from learning and getting this hold Fluid You could adapt to become this, and you can adapt not to try to outrun this This time, you'll reprogram your mind Every day, every night You are not out of time to keep trying Rewrite your own thinking, refining the narrative Processing trauma's imperative Let yourself feel what you're feeling Belief's a glass ceiling Your mind is revealing Revising, repealing I'm striving for growth Healthier ways to cope And I'm thriving on hope To keep trying's my oath I am proof of my own Of the chaos I hone I did so much alone Now I'm passing the phone