unique - Arise

As I stand on a hillMy empty heart I try to fillWith thoughts and hopes and dreams untilIt’s full to burst, yet empty stillAlways SurviveSamantha SkinnerIt seems as though they’ll never get meI need to voice the pain, need to find the keyTo the empty void inside my chestI keep it from myself; it’s really for the bestWhat they all cannot seeIs the wall I’ve built inside of me?Brick by brick, stone by stoneUntil I’m so very, very aloneI’ve dug a grave that fits just my sizeNow I feel so barely aliveI fall to the embrace of the soft, moist dirtWith the walls of my grave surrounding meClosing in my hurtAs I close my eyes for the very last timeI hear a voice shout, “You’re not leaving, you’re mine!”Hands grab me all aroundI open my eyes to see that I’ve foundAll those I love surrounding meIt seems that they have given me the keyTo the void inside my chestThey thought it for the bestI twist the key, the void unlocksI clear away the painful, metaphoric rocksThe freedom, the release I feelIs so amazing, so surrealI push away the negativeTo see that I, too, can livePeace and painYin and YangWithout each other they cannot surviveNow, I feel so very aliveI see now that I don’t have to be scaredNo matter whatever I have faredI’ve let go of the pastI knew it wouldn’t lastI’ve started anewI have my whole life to work throughIt doesn’t matter what people sayBecause I know I will be okayI am aliveI will always survive23