no matter how many times i
tell myself that taking my
own life is a promise
i'll keep, i know
i'll never come to succeeding.
for one, i'm a bigger coward
than the cowardly lion,
but most importantly,
i wouldn't be happy in
life or death
without you by my side.
you give me hope,
and a strong mindset
that makes me feel like
not everything in this world is
as bad as it seems.
and i've come to find
that it's easier to be happy
and hear bubbles of laughter
growing throughout my body
than to be sulking around
all the time like a limp
piece of moldy cloth.

*a.m.