Pushed me

"7 Flights Up"  CJ Evans

To those of you who have pushed me, thank you.
   Without you I wouldn’t have fallen.
To those of you who laughed at me, thank you.
   Without you I wouldn’t have cried.
To those of you who just couldn’t love me, thank you.
   Without you I wouldn’t have known real love.
To those of you who hurt my feelings, thank you.
   Without you I wouldn’t have felt them.
To those of you who left me lonely, thank you.
   Without you I wouldn’t have discovered myself.
But it is to those of you who thought I couldn’t do it;
   It is you I thank the most,
Because without you I wouldn’t have tried.
                                                            Robert Tew


"From Me to You"  Janis Ian