And September Starts

I wake up in the middle of the night and there are no stars outside my window. I look up and I smile.
The summer that changed everything ends tonight and the golden, twisting story is what I'll take with me, to remember.
I can recognize that unfamiliar beating in my heart now; the fast, explosive, slightly dangerous but purely exhilarating feeling. It's called being happy.
There were times last year when all I wanted was to die. I can tell already that this year, that won't be the case. I can tell I'm going to hang onto this.
This year, I'm going to be okay.