it gets better

"The first six months to a year are the worst,

but you're crushing it"

hearing it said aloud was so validating

that my old photos could be a relative and not me is so wild to me

because that means it does get better

I'm not just chasing a feeling

I'm actually, really, truly on my way

I'm becoming more me than I was every day

and I'll be able to tell the next person

it gets better