Important Copyright Note: The photo and poem were received in a message on Facebook Messenger. Kristina Kelly retains all rights and copyrights. Both the photo and poem are used with full permission.
Journalist Note: Ms. Kelly was one of many people I had the honor of meeting at the 2018 Overnight Walk for Suicide Prevention in Philadelphia, PA. We had some great conversations and Ms. Kelly is truly a talented writer with a very successful future.
Someone
I still make mistakes but
they're not making me
Might backtrack but never
going back to how things
used to be
My pasts been kinda dark.
By my futures bright as far i
can see
Lived too fast and hard. It's
time to slow things down
live more peacefully
This time last year i refer to
as the beginning of the end
Lost myself to an addiction
and abusive boyfriend
He totaled my car
which totaled my job
Estranged me from my
family and my friends
I still dont know all the
ways he fucked up my
head
Left me high and dry
wishing i was dead
And it's not something I'm
proud of but I attempted my
own life When that failed I knew I
had a purpose and it was
time to make things right
I had to be prepare myself
for battle overcome and
fight
Get myself out the
darkness so i could shed
some light
The end was only to that
chapter. And a fresh start
Learned to let go of all the
anger and hatred in my
heart
Started to step into some
brighter days and leave
behind the dark
I gotta take care of me first
so I can better play my part
Learned how to reach out
and sometimes it needs to
be done
I was losing my humanity
attempting to stay numb
Found out you cant ever
really hide no matter how
far you've run
In my time waiting for
someone to save me found
out i was that somone
I will take every opportunity
to help those who's lights
have dimmed
It only takes a flicker and
erasing the dark can begin
Sometimes the hardest part
is letting others in
A battle for us to fight
together and we are bound
to win
I still make mistakes but
they're not making me
Might backtrack but never
going back to how things
used to be
My pasts been kinda dark.
By my futures bright as far i
can see
Lived too fast and hard. It's
time to slow things down
live more peacefully
This time last year i refer to
as the beginning of the end
Lost myself to an addiction
and abusive boyfriend
He totaled my car
which totaled my job
Estranged me from my
family and my friends
I still dont know all the
ways he fucked up my
head
Left me high and dry
wishing i was dead
And it's not something I'm
proud of but I attempted my
own life When that failed I knew I
had a purpose and it was
time to make things right
I had to be prepare myself
for battle overcome and
fight
Get myself out the
darkness so i could shed
some light
The end was only to that
chapter. And a fresh start
Learned to let go of all the
anger and hatred in my
heart
Started to step into some
brighter days and leave
behind the dark
I gotta take care of me first
so I can better play my part
Learned how to reach out
and sometimes it needs to
be done
I was losing my humanity
attempting to stay numb
Found out you cant ever
really hide no matter how
far you've run
In my time waiting for
someone to save me found
out i was that somone
I will take every opportunity
to help those who's lights
have dimmed
It only takes a flicker and
erasing the dark can begin
Sometimes the hardest part
is letting others in
A battle for us to fight
together and we are bound
to win