Here I Stand Poem by David Nottelling

Here I stand
Alone and proud
Alone and good
Alone and me
Alone, by myself

Here I stand
Standing tall
Standing straight
Standing proud
Standing alone

Accepting all around me
Accepting all inside me
Making friends not enemies
Making decisions not wasted life
Feeling

Wondering
Wanting to know
What?
Why?
When?

Adventure
Finding
Wondering
Where?
How?

I am not a lie
I am not a nothing
I am me
I am not a nobody
People

You cannot hurt me
Physical
Yes
Mental
No

Strong
Physical
No
Mental
Yes

You!
Why?
How could you?
Recovery
Same again

Him
Yes
Him
He is there
My best

You say your there for me
Wrong
You say your there for me
Right
Only I am here for me

You offer me help
I decline
I know you
I want the best
For you, for me

I recover
Stronger than before
I recover
Experience teaches
I recover

You
You meet me
You
You laugh with me
You

You say goodbye
Hug
Eyes
Hands
You

You
We meet again
We don’t
You
You hurt

Me
I hurt
You
You don’t care
Feel

I feel for you
You don’t for me
You betray
You don’t care
Feel

Depression
No
Weight
Moving from my mind
To my shoulders

Shoulders become stronger
No longer the weight
Me
The same again
Feel

Fine
Becoming stronger
Mind of steel
Body of wood
The same again

Different
Stronger
Now me
Just here
Just me

Here I stand
Standing tall
Standing straight
Standing proud
Standing alone