Survive

I have always viewed life from the sidelines
Just watching it passing me by
In the past, too afraid to just let go and live
And lately too tired to try

I have envied people around me
So invested in living each day
While I spent my time hiding out from the world
And searching of ways to escape

For most of my life I truly believed
I was here for a cause
But now it is so clear that it was an excuse
To avoid living life for myself

It is sad that our lives and the pain we endure
Can weaken our strength to move on
But if we get lost in the scars of our past
Without knowing our lives will be gone

It is true people are disappointing
They can turn in the blink of an eye
But we cannot avoid hurting each other
When we all want a chance at this life

But there are somethings I have learnt
A truth about all of our lives
And that is no matter what path we all take
In the end we just want to survive

So the time has come now to conquer my fears
And to stand up and face a new day
Let the hurts of my past wash away with my tears
And stop letting my life slip away

- Nirmohi