There once was a time
I did not feel alive.
With all the pain I felt,
I struggled to survive.
The past was full of pain
My heart was cracked and torn.
And sometimes I even wished
I wasn't even born.
In the past, I saw no light;
In the past, I could not see
Any sort of future, I thought
I would not live to be.
To this day I still look back,
If I had known of this brighter today
I would have had a more hopeful
And pleasant yesterday.
The past is the past, however;
What is done is done...
I have made it, through thick and thin
And what a better person I have become.
Through doubts of yesterday,
I have fought a long war.
Some people thought I wouldn't make it,
Yet I fought and won, I have endured.
Enemies turn to good friends,
Friends that I thought would never be.
Loving and caring people
That believe in me.
Truth be told, it was a long war
But love and peace have won.
It's good to put the past behind,
And ignore the bad that has been done.
I could not see the good at first,
Yet now the light is brighter than ever.
I'm so happy to call them my family,
We will love and support each other
Forever and ever more.
Author notes
I had a rough past with my step-family.. but I am happy to call them my family now.
Comments
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First off, Welcome to Allpoetry. Secondly, I can relate to this. I myself come from a messed up family, and the only one I call family is my step-father, for different reasons. I'm glad you found a family that you could fall back on when you need to. Everyone needs that at times.
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WOW
Firstly, welcome to AP. Secondly - WOW, as I read this and became more and more enthralled, it felt as though you could have been writing about me from when I went through a badly depressed period of time in my life and honestly though I could see no future for myself.
This was well written, I thought - and the rhyming worked very well for the most part! Well done you; I'll be looking out for more of your poetry
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Thanks.
Thank you very much!! I barely write, but when I do it tends to come out somewhat well. Thanks again for your comment, it is appreciated.
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