Yesterday, my friend (20 yrs) texted me about her 11 year old sister and how her sister has been invited to a poem reading. The sister has had depression since she was eight, but it became serious two years ago. The girl tried discarding herself several times, but made it through. My friend says the poem NEEDS to be heard and regarded. But the girl does not want to be revealed. My friend then texted the poem and well, here you go!
I had to copy and paste the text to email and then copy and paste it again here.
Here it is, prepare yourselves:
The past year and a half
Has been like falling in a canyon for me
A deep, deep, mammoth canyon
Grander than the Grand Canyon
When you are falling
It feels hopeless,
like you have met the end
It feels like nothing
You have ever felt before
You want to give up
The horror around
Takes over your mind
Devouring your hopeful thoughts
And when you reach the bottom
All is over
You have two choices
Either give up and let go,
Or climb back up
Giving up seems so much easier
Climbing back up might seem fruitless,
But climbing back up rewards you
At first, I went for giving up
But when I realized how horrible that was,
I climbed back up
I have thrived, and grown
I have become a different person,
After that climb, I grew stronger
At times I would be halfway up,
and fall right back to the bottom
And have to start all over
Again, I thought to give up
But the little lights in my life told me to keep on going
And finally, I reached the top
And I get to look at the sky again
I get to think freely
Without the evil hurting me
and my thoughts
I got stronger in school
Stronger at home
Stronger in writing
Stronger in creativity
I've kept myself together
After all this time
And it all payed off
Because I'm here now
Braver than ever
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