SOMETIMES

Sometimes, people will hurt you.

They will say words that will make you feel small.

Words that will make you lose control.

They will look at you as if you're nothing.

They will blame you for all the bad things they're feeling

and it's because it is much easier to point fingers

than to face our own fears.

And you know this because somehow,

you have seen your fears and have been

hiding them just so other people won't see them.

Cause you're afraid they'll get scared and run away.

Sometimes, people will give up on you.

Sometimes, they won't even look at you,

blink in your direction,

feel your presence.

Sometimes, people leave.

And sometimes, it's okay.

It's okay to find ways to kill your sadness.

It's okay to smoke a bowl,

cut a little deeper,

cry a little more,

feel your body heighten,

see everything in a blur.

It's okay to seek ways to feel life.

It's okay to want to feel alive.

Put this in mind.

That, and this:

That no matter how hard everything is,

no matter how much pain you are in,

no matter how difficult it is to blink back your tears,

You Have To Hold On.

You have to hold on to life.

You have to hold on for yourself.

To hold on to faith.

Because there will come a time when all the pain,

all the tears,

all the smoke,

all the cuts,

all the feelings that you numb with monsters,

will make you stronger.

It'll all make sense.

And you'll realize that holding on to

life,

yourself,

and faith

is all worth it.

It'll all be worth it.

I'll be there.

I'll help you get there.