From the years past, I saw my own eyes looking back at me. First time in a while, I recognized myself and my gaze held no hate, being instead genuine. The face was weary, but not exhausted. Tired, but not one that wouldn't recover. There's hatred seething in my core. The face I saw was in the mirror, not myself but a reflection of a piece within. My journey has taken me through life of adolescence, crowned with a dream framed by reality of adulthood and shards of life. I am in there, not trapped, but observing. Not happy, neither broken, reminding me of strength that is my own. My heart still seeks its Abby. Not from the outside, but from the inside.