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On This Side of Suicide


  

What light have I to shed on you
But that my heart is true
If not to share my point of view
The troubles I've been through

When broken hearts and shattered dreams
Sucked dry my life it seems
Darkness stole from what light redeems
Leaving hope without means

Rotting in such helpless despair
For life I did not care
Only in death could my heart bear
Such darkness everywhere

In my sadness one thought remained
It was not life I blamed
But my self-value I had shamed
And nothing darkness claimed

It was then I opened my eyes
And saw to my surprise
Darkness was only my disguise
Hiding truth with my lies

In life there is no guarantee
Happiness is not free
Only what I make life to be
Can truly measure me

If I give up I lose the chance
This one life to enhance
Darkness flees at the slightest glance
On life you make a stance

What light have I to shed on you
But that my heart is true
Above each cloud the sky is blue
And storms…just passing through!


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