What Makes Me Poem by Shannon Greenwald

The pain I know tells me I’m still here,
Tells me I’m alive,
This pain I feel inside that may never heal tells me
I still have time.
The tears I will never wipe away
Show my emotion,
It means I’m human.
The drops on my face,
For everyone to see,
Not for pity,
Only to say, I can feel.
It’s what makes me good, it’s what makes me strive,
It’s what makes me go on when I don’t feel alive.
The pain I feel is something I cherish
The scars I bear mean I am unique.
Thankful I am for the river I cry,
For it’s what makes me human,
It’s what makes me alive.