I’ve learned to understand reality now.

I’m no longer that restless young girl,
Who once drowned in emotions
And lived in a dreamy world.

Perhaps I still wouldn’t have realized it,
If people around me hadn’t
Pointed it out—so bluntly, so directly.

Even though they couldn’t tolerate me,
Still, I’m thankful to them.

Because without their harshness,
I would have remained that pampered daughter
Shielded by my parents’ love.

I would never have recognized
The self-centered souls
That fill this complicated world.

I’m not the same anymore—
No longer the girl who speaks without thinking.

Now I weigh my words,
I measure the moment,
I respond with clarity, not confusion.

Above all—
I understand reality now.