Reason to Live

Reason to Live

The encompassing pain
The unsurpassed sadness
The parasitic depression
Its life-draining effect strong
A hand that cripples, squeezes
Bearing it all, for only one reason
You
For as long as oxygen fills your lungs
And your heart thrives for life
You
Give a reason to live
A reason to go on
One more day
One more week
One more year
One more decade
Of fighting and beating
What once consumed
All other feeling
When the world screams
Screams to give up
Your voice whispers, once more
Don't give up, don't give in
The reason to live, to fight is
You.