LJ Idol 10 Topic Week 1: I need the struggle to feel alive

[eeyore_grrl]

                 life used to be hard
	 	                 (for maria and tina)




life used to be hard


i mean, in a way that breathing was difficult
	   opening my eyes every morning spelled failure
               and placing footstep after footstep was momentous


i mean, in a way that every bridge with a low fence struck me as a blessing
            the trees beckoned to me while i drove
            and razorblades wrote their poetry on my skin


i used to know life only through pain and struggle
	i thought that they were one and the same
	i thought that life was only numbness and tears


life used to be hard
	i knew laughter and smiles
but there were so many more messages of fighting
i saw blood and weapons on the street
drugs and violence in the places we lived


i became the daughter that learned of books and silence
my brother learned about adrenaline and jumped off mountains
we grew from rocky ground evolving into different species


i thought that i needed the struggle to feel alive
	that it was the only way 
	that
	       there was only pain


but now i breathe deeply in california
	kiss my husband every day
	and i can feel my son’s heartbeat when i look at him


i wash the sleepies from my eyes every morning
	glad that i have woken yet again
	that i am alive to see a new day


most mornings i walk my son to school
	foot follows foot for a mile
	we talk about our lives and about what we are learning 


i relish the fact that life itself is no longer a struggle
i mean, i view bridges as paths 
      	 trees are now friends offering oxygen and beauty
	 and razorblades are nothing more than tools and memories


i want you to know that i am not alone
	that you are not alone in this world that feeds you struggle after struggle
	keep hanging on
	
i mean, i mean that i want you to live
	because you are worth the struggle
	and i’m not done learning from your songs

Comments

[lilmissmagic71.livejournal.com]

Lovely and raw. Nicely done.

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I was trying to find the right tone. The "I love you" tone But, also, the "I've been there and understand" tone.

[ellison.livejournal.com]

Beautiful :)

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

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[adoptedwriter.livejournal.com]

So honest and beautiful!

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

thank you. i hope it helps people...

[yuniebaby.livejournal.com]

Marvelous!

[kajel.livejournal.com]

Oh, nicely done!

[eternal-ot.livejournal.com]

I loved the transition from dark to bright and beautiful. Good Job!

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

thanks. there are a lot of "don't be suicidal" poems and such out there, but rarely do they say they understand. i understand.

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

This was really wonderful! I loved the transition from dark misery to happiness, and I'm glad life turned out that way. You had several good phrase, but I loved "razorblades wrote their poetry on my skin ' -- that was great!

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

thanks. bleak days and times are so encompassing it's easy to forget there was anything else or think there ever will be again...

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

I think this really said what you intended-- that there is struggle, that you have lived it and understand, but that there is also love and beauty and surviving the bad times can lead you there.

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

And when depressed it is so so so so very very difficult to remember that.

[dmousey.livejournal.com]

I really like the format and structure of this! Thanks for sharing! Peace and hugs~~~D

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

You're welcome and thank You.

[murielle.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! I love the hope! Too bad the vid doesn't work, because I love to see/ hear you speak your words.

[my-name-is-jenn.livejournal.com]

Beautiful, and I love the format. :)

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[baxaphobia.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

[penpusher.livejournal.com]

much like life, a long and winding road!

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