A/N: don't really know if this fits the prompt but oh well. i think the poem has a message that deserves to be heard anyway. this one goes out to all my inspirations and believers, be they my friends, family, random people who've impacted me, people who don't even know me, or the people i find home in.
"i feel my heart beating
oh, you make me feel"
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to all those who loved me
beneath bones and cracking skin
to all those who accepted me
spread your wings, and took me in
to all those who saved me
when tide was high and my head hung low
to all those who affirmed me
saying "you will live. you will not go."
people tell me i have a way with words
but there's something about 'thank you's
that i can't seem to express
ties my tongue in knots or cuts it loose
but to all those who've made me live
and be a little more than a shadow of life
let these verses be a dedication
to tell you i'll remember you through this world and the afterlife
you've made me feel worth it
that i deserved a place to stay
you've made me feel care and love and human warmth
in such an effortlessly selfless way
i live for the warm smiles you shine at me
the hugs, the comforting words
whether i know you face-to-face or not,
you've made me fly up there with the birds
you've made me feel valued
in a way that no one's done before
i couldn't have made it without you
i would have crumpled; you wouldn't have seen me soar
i'm sorry if i lost you
to time or to dying youth
but know you've touched me - you've made a difference in a life
and that's holier than the truth
thank you for making me whole
for the red you painted on my black and beating heart
loving someone with all of your being is difficult
it's painful sometimes but it's an art
to make it look so easy
the way you did for me
thank you for making me happy
and for setting my fire free
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"like i'm alive again"
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thirty day writing challenge #1 (nov 2019)
Poetrya poem a day. thirty days. attempt number one.
