Poem; Courage to Live
I feel pain
Pain, that nothing seems to have worked so far
I feel lost
Lost, that I haven’t found any life direction
I feel trapped
Trapped, as my life caves inward questioning my very existence
Day in and day out I try everything
But it all boils down to the same story
I am battered by endless failures
Each day, a piece of me grows numb or die
Dragging myself to the fading light
Hoping the fading beacon could be the promised end of the tunnel
Every rejection seems like it is reflecting my value
My fingers are blistered from all those knocks
My legs sore from all those walks
My head aching from having to come up with something different
All the motivation has dried up from my willful mind
I yell out my dreams and the only thing I hear back is an echo
The only thing left is a toxic desolate mind
where ghosts scream of my worthlessness
Where no life spawn
The only whispers heard are those of death
Everything seems distant and scary
Poison scattered all over
Warnings and caution hoisted everywhere
Letting me know a single wrong step and I am a goner
Surprisingly, I still find myself moving on
Taking a step after a step
Unfazed by what has happened in the past
Unrestricted by the limitations of the present
Unintimidated by the uncertainties of the future
Every morning I am running into life’s battlefields
Lose or win I will still come back tomorrow
After walking a million miles, going back is no longer an option
Fighting for my life, my beliefs, values, and principles
Fighting for my people
Taking a stand as life roars past me
