I Am Alive
by Draig Athar

    I am alive, and that's something.
    I mean, that's a very big something.
    It's amazing to be alive.
    Sometimes it hurts like a son-of-a-bitch,
    But it is no less amazing because of it.
    Sometimes every breath hurts.
    Sometimes pain makes you feel dead.
    But that you feel anything at all is a sign of life.
    I am awake, I choose to live with my eyes open.
    Though I am easily blinded, at times,
    I still fight to keep my eyes open.
    I can feel love, and that's something, too.
    Sometimes I forget, because the pain overpowers,
    But that I can still find my ability to love
    Inside all the pain
    Must be a good thing.
    Don't you think?

'I Am Alive' by Draig Athar