A Reason To Live Poem by Shelley Williams

It sneaks up behind me
and the chill is bitter cold.
I feel like giving up on life
besides that I'm getting old.

There is nothing I can do
but lay down in despair.
My eyes begin to close
and I hear myself breath air.

I didn't want to wake up
to the start of a new day.
Hope was lost to the shadows
and I had nothing left to say.

I awoke to my three children
and saw love inside their eyes.
They came to me with hugs
and it calmed a heart that cries.

I see in them the future
and I know they need my care
They need to see my happiness
and know that I'll be there.

I want to watch them grow
and succeed in their tomorrow.
There's no time for me to cry
and drown in my own sorrow.

I have a reason to be here
and I shouldn't be depressed.
My children are my everything
and they deserve the very best.