Need to live

by Leila101

June 24, 2016

I once thought of free

Being free, living free.

My mind, my body,my heart,

Dreams of being free or for once torn apart.

I want the pain, need to feel broken,

It makes me know I'm real, I'm alive.

It makes me know I'm human, I wasn't just simply woven.

God once showed me how much I needed to survive.

I had drank the bleach, I'd eaten the soap

I tried many things but I couldn't phantom why I was still here,

I wanted to die because my life seemed to be falling down a slippery slope.

God told me that I had something to do, until then I'd have to stay here.

No, family, no love, no one

To tell how much it hurted, how much I wanted to go.

I believed that if I was no one's love, no one's sun

Then I could just disappear and no one would know.

But God told me, I Love You and that's all you need to go on My child,

That's all you need to know.

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Leila101Jun 24, 2016

<p>This is just a short poem that shows how I felt at one point in my life. I was so young, just pushing 13 going on 14. I hope you enjoy it or atleast feel it with me. I was very young and I was going through things that didn't make sense to me and I felt dejected. I struggled with depression (self diagnosed) and I felt that it was a daily struggle to stay sane. When I found God and He gave me the sign to live and wouldn't allow me to die, I knew I had to live. I believe there is reason for everyone's life, you just have to live, be the best you and live, and there is something that you should do. I tried many times to take my own life but failed to voice saying "You Must Live, You Need To Live. I Need You To Survive". So here I am telling whom ever crosses paths with my poem. I Need You To Survive. You Must Live and You Have A Purpose.</p>