Saying hello to myself

I found who I was
While I watched ghosts walk through our new apartments
And when I learned to suck in the cigarette smoke 
Instead of holding my breath when it swirled around my face
And made my eyes water
When I realized my father wasn't coming back
And discovered I didn't care for him much anyways

I found myself
While forced onto my back on the floor of a tent
And when I walked through the woods
And saw my soul sitting on the petals of a daisy

I found who I was
While I jumped from school to school
And tweaked my personality
When I was forced to take a beating
And when I discovered how to climb into the pages of a book

I found myself
In the ink of a pen
And when I drank myself to sleep 
And dreamed of what a family would be like

I found who I was
When I first kissed your lips
And let myself be loved

I found myself
In your eyes