I Am Still Here
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Sometimes I'm wrong.
I can live with that.
Sometimes I make mistakes.
I can live with that.
Sometimes I fail instead of succeed and don't reach my own expectations,
my own needs,
my own wants, let alone what others want,
need,
and expect.
I can live with that.
Because
I never give up,
or fall down or frown,
or collapse or fall fast,
or cry or fly,
or cringe or wait at the fringe.
Sometimes I think
"Ohmygod howamigoingtodothis?"
Those thoughts course through my mind
And I obsessively check the time
I don't think I'll meet the deadline
But I won't end up dead, I know I'll be fine
I just want a moment of solace
But my solace is found through completion
Giving up seems so easy and solid
But giving up never gives a reason
To me, giving up is not flawless
To me, veterans who have season
Don't ever doubt their calling
Don't ever commit self-treason
For 17 years, I've screamed
"I am still here."
And I won't change what that means.
I know it's clear
That the first time I will give in
Is the last time I will ever see
But before I'm in the recycling bin
I'll be happy with my flawless memories.