not breaking down.....turning life around.

[InMyTimeOfDying]

after that night
nothing is the same
life is no longer fun
life is no longer a game
i feel like people can see it....
written on my face
that one horrible night
turned into a day i couldn't face
i tried to make the pain stop
but it wouldn't go away
and so i decided to tell someone what happened
even though i was in a daze
too many pills
and she said i wasen't making sense
luckily im still alive
and story has been told five million times since
somehow i have to get through it
and i know its not my fault
i just have one question for the guys who did it
did they just want me to fall?
because it certainly worked
and now i feel like a victim should
the night of rape i can't escape
even though i wish i could
don't worry i can handle this
there is no reality in giving up
because the took a lot from me
but when it comes to my life
they will have no luck
so watch this girl that was on the edge
get up and turn around
and now i finally realize i don't want to fall, i don't want to drown
because i can make it through this
and damn right im gonna fight
because that one night is over
but its not the end of my life
i have all the support systems
and i am taking control
because truth be told
i made bad choices
that made this story unfold
alcohol isn't for me
and i knew this all along
but i thought ok, they seem real nice and nothing can go wrong
but then that was when everything really, actually did
and all the pain and anger became too much to hid
so yes i took all the pills, but i told my mom that day
and luckily now i can stand up and tell my story today
i have filed a report and am actually starting to feel ok
i can do this
and i really know just that
and for all those other victims
im here to tell you, you can do it too
and you will make it through
because you deserve to live
and don't let them take your life from you
i was so close to letting them have mine
but im so glad i didn't because now i get to try
im stopping all the ignorance, anger and the lies.
and now ive really, honestly opened up my eyes
im picking myself up
and you can do it too
because i know that life isn't over
and this i know is true.

[Casey.]

I love this poem, it's so positive. I do have a suggest however, try using stanzas, breaking the lines into groups, instead of one large block, it's several small block.

And as I feel this would fit better in Self Expression, I'm going to move it there.