How Did I Make It This Far?

How did I make it this far?

Even when God took away

My gift of speed through a car

Replaced it with immense talent

Through words thus far

Inside I’m scarred

Still wondering

How did I make it this far?

Knowing at times

I’d give anything to die

Death represents my freedom

Giving me wings to fly

Are thoughts constantly in my mind

In which I have no shame  

If I believe death

Shall elude me of my pain

Not finding any answers

Is to blame

Constantly searching

Confusions sustained

Everyday it rains

Blemished

My face’s tear drop stain

My sorrow claims... Such pain...

Still remains

Such strain to maintain

Amongst the living

Such strain to maintain

Wanting to be forgiven

Yet nobody listens

How did I make it this far?

How would my life have been

If I wasn’t hit by a car  

If inside I wasn’t scarred

If I wasn’t so emotional

Constantly used by liars

If I didn’t have such hatred

My conscious makes me a coward



Why did I make it this far?

Is the question

And answer

Death

Shall solve

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This poem was written when I was 17. Reading this poem I can see my yearn to run again, and being confused because running was replaced with writing. I can sense the bitterness in my words because my love for running was stronger.

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