Keeping It Honest (standard:poetry, 336 words)
Author: Lori	Added: Jan 02 2011	Views/Reads: 2227/1509	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Asking for a reason to live doesn't mean we're on death's door. It means asking if someone cares enough to give us one reason not to go through life as a robot.

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I want to be loved for who I am. 

To know I'm loved for what's on the inside. 

Not to be taken for granted any longer. 

To understand I have a place where I can hide. 

I'm not a damsel in distress. 

I don't need anyone to save me. 

No one can fix what's been broken. 

No one can take away horror's memory. 

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I don't like the situation. 

It stabs me in the gut. 

Can't tolerate knowing I'm alone. 

Irony always bites me in the butt. 

I'm still upset at the unfairness of life. 

But I know how to forgive. 

That is if there was a willing person 

who'll give me one reason to live. 

© December 16, 2010 by Lori


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