I Almost Fell, But... Poem by Dyhanara Rios

I picked the path that was only smooth at the end.

Another day went by without happiness,
Lonely night went by without sleep.
Memories of bad times flooded back to me;
Only wishes and dreams seemed to comfort me.
Sometimes I wished that I had died, and
Tipping over the edge, I took a dive.

Fourteen days I spent alone and shunned,
Everywhere I turned, they laughed at me.
“Let go, ” I told myself, then pain would end.
Letting go would also result in me dead.

Barely near the bottom, you helped me to
Understand that this was selfish and wrong.
Tipping over the edge, you saved my life.