Learning to Live
Once again
I've fallen
into the one place
I swore I'd never return to.

I hate it here
and yet I can't escape
Sadness,
Despair,
Cutting deep into my heart
my mind
my hope
and my soul.

I have to get out.
I have to learn to live again
To breathe the free air
And see the simple beauty of everything around us.

I'm trying to climb out
of this hole
full of sadness and despair
And I see the person
who brought me to this
Did you know this would happen?

I wish I could hate you
But that is not possible
And never has been
And never will be.
And now
I'm learning to live
again.
Poems Home
Copyright 2003 Katy Ginnis
1