Here For The Duration
Still here because sadness is overrated
and given far too much attention when
joy feels better than anything you’d
imagine. Still here because I’m
egotistical enough to believe I matter
to at least a few in this world. Still
here because my spirit commands a
battle for life against a mind pushing
me into sporadic stupors. Still here
because those beautiful faces appear
in my thoughts to pull me back from
the brink of endless depression. Still
here because love sits at my side and
reminds me in my darkest hours
the light stands in wait for me.
©Copyright 2019 R.H.W. Dorsey
The poem above is from Second Act Writings Volume 2 : Poems on Life, Love, and Other Musings now available on ebook at: https://books2read.com/u/bWBy6W AND at: https://www.azonlinks.com/B082T4TK7J
