Hello reader, it is I The writer I want you to see my world and how I see it What it has done to me I want you to know How my father left me when I six; Or perhaps I was seven… Nonetheless he’s gone, never coming back I want you to see how when he left; My mother put down her free will; The little that was left; And picked up a crucifix, hoping a false prophet will provide answers I want you to see how this pain inside me grew; Turning into depression, a nasty beast it is I want you to see the sharp metal I dragged across my arm How it tore up my flesh and shook me to the core I want you to see my thoughts No matter how dark they are How suicide gripped my psyche; And how I wished to make it reality How I wished to float; No longer longing for gravity I want you to see how I recovered from such nasty thoughts; And how it was no small task How I received no false courage from a bottle or a flask How I learned to tame my demons How I keep them at bay How I use writing as a source of release How I learned ******* myself without actually dying; And how I rebuild myself every single day Wishing to be better I think I finally am For I am no longer a child, but not yet quite a man I am nothing special, or perhaps I am This matters not to me you see All I’m grateful for; Is that I now realize; That I am me