A Chance to Take

I was screaming and no one could hear me

No one ever bothered to turn around and ask, “Hey what’s wrong?”

I screamed louder and my own ears grew numb 

My veins bulged, eyes grew wet and red, and my bones shook all over

I laid in my tears, curled into a ball

Feeling hopeless, tired, and alone

I was still screaming when I saw you

And you had seen me too

You smiled faintly and said you wanted to lend a hand

I told you that you must be insane

And there was no point in wasting your time on someone who was dead

You reminded me that I still had a chance

And all I had to do was breathe, to just live again