How To Keep Going Poem by Nii C

Life can be cold
Colder than ice
Not what I want
Life rolls the dice
One thing it tries to get
As ironic as it sounds
Is to see me dead
There is nothing that counts
It's humiliating, unjust, unfree
Like a bird caught in a cage
Not a thing of desire to see
Trapped in life's darkest cave

In order to resist this terror
One has a fire hidden deep inside
But to be honest, I have lied
I lost it long ago, lost forever
Extinguished and gone
No way to safe my soul
Will never feel whole
Fire ended and done
Don't have the energy to face that fate
Want to see light, bathe in its warmth
Out of the cold, in which I was born
I desire the rays, can no longer wait

The flame is now burning
One last time returning
To the state at which I want to be
This should - no, *has* - to get me free
All of my life now in these embers
To sustain, I need good family members
Always need to keep going
Always must keep it glowing
Have to do best to continue to thrive
The only way to continue my drive

My past was a torture, no end in sight
But now I am here and have to fight
I know I have earned it, no matter what
They say, I dont care about god
Regardless of what happends, I will
Keep fighting to defend my home until
I can finally rest, knowing that all
I did was the best, I don't want more

Reminiscing the old times
I realize, I was often alone
After deeds and crimes
people left, even the most well-known
What do I fight for?
It's my family
They help me get out of life's claw
I need to be part of this ‘we'
Without them, I am nothing
They make me who I am
Keep my fire burning
Make me the happiest man

Honestly, it's easy not mind-blowing
That's just how to keep going 💙