"Free"

"Free"

There were times I felt

Empty.

Times when my eyes were

Sightless,

And my ears heard only
Silence;

Times when I could feel my world 

Shatter,

falling to the ground like broken

Glass.

There were times my eyes held 

Oceans,

But I could shed no

Tears.

I felt completely

Alone,

Lost in an endless 

Dark.

I had 

Nobody;

I was

Nothing.

I came up with a 

Plan.

All I wanted was

Love:

To be 

Missed,

To be

Wanted.

I didn't think anyone would really

Care,

I didn't think it would

Matter.

In the end I 

Couldn't;

I knew there must be more to life than

misery.

I finally asked for

help:

Help to be in

control,

Help to learn how to be

 me.

And I 

learned.

I learned to 

smile,

I learned to 

laugh,

I learned to 

love,

I learned to 

live.

I was 

scared.

I still 

am,

But I won't 

cower.

I won't be a 

slave,

Not to 

anything,

Because I'm finally 

free.