Despite

Despite

Despite what I once believed,
I'm not a robot. I'm not a statue.
I am happy despite being bereaved.

My tears had run dry, an idea I'd conceived,
Born of a blackness in my heart that isn't there,
Despite what I once believed.

So this stream my eyes have weaved
Is proof that I am human- still alive.
I am happy despite being bereaved.

I can move forward; There's much to be achieved.
Like forgetting lost talents and forging ones anew-
Despite what I once believed.

Don't you feel a bit relieved?
To know that this fire burns brighter.
I am happy despite being bereaved

In all that I have perceived,
I'm startled to find it's quite true;
Despite what I once believed,
I've found happiness in spite of my grief.