All I can feel
Is the constant pull
That plunges me downward
Until I am pushed
To the edge
Once again

A constant struggle
With pills and drinks
Living and dying

Silently in the abyss
That swallows me whole

You call this a life?

From the vast nothingness
I see a smile
A smile that is unmistakable
A smile that warms the hearts
Of all those it reaches
A smile that gives hope
A smile that teaches to see the good
In even the most
Treacherous beings
I see your smile
Your gentleness radiates from it
And it is the one thing
That keeps this lost little one
From sinking further
Into the frigid ocean