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what keeps you going?
i wrote a poem for the monthly poetry challenge for april (it was to write your longest poem). it's called "51. i write too many poems about death" which was 50 reasons why i want to live (in case you want to check it out on my profile for inspiration). i was a suicidal teen, so that's where it comes from for me, but even if you've never wanted to die, i want to know the reasons you want to live - anything from big things to small things
Neca01 in Stream of Consciousness

Wake up, eat, sleep, repeat.

It was the world I lived in

I made my bed, and thought

I had to lay on it

No exact reason to continue

Still young to know what life is

But if you didn't give up

Why should I?

No motivation

All but words

Except knowing the pain, I will leave

As soon as my body hits the floor

I look out the window

To see new life forming

From the dirt to sky

This is the world I live in

Why shouldn't I try?

Tomorrow's pain is not today's

Today's Blessings are not tomorrow's

If it's worth a try

I will continue living

I wanted to die

But I guess I'll give it a try

If it's not for me, it's for you

And it's not for you but for me