Another Day

*Carpe Diem poem

Another Day

Another beginning, another breath, another chance, another day

Another day to live, another day to make.

Another day of my own creation, from the moment I wake

Your daily life is yours to enter and take in as you choose

I’ve had too many days I decided to lose

Lost out on hours that were given, to be present and together

Too many days I closed my curtains to sunny, warm weather

I just curled into myself and let self-loathing consume

I trapped myself in darkness, alone and desperate in my room

I have spoken, screamed words that “Life isn’t fair”

“That even if I wasn’t around, nobody would care”

I’ve let myself cry until my eyes swell,

I let myself bleed in loneliness; I made my own home hell

It’s a miracle to see how I made it through

But I had to change up the things I’d think, say and do

I had to let myself be loved, by friends and family

And then take the time and space to teach myself to love me

And with it I’ve learned happiness is a constant

If you want it

One happening always leads to the next

You have to believe that even difficult moments have positive effects

Its not that I accept things as they are or that I pretend not to hurt

It’s that I understand-I determine each moment I live for -what its worth.

The patience I practice helps me through

Compassion to self and always being true

And with sadness and pain, I know joy will still be

It took a lot of struggle and survival for me to wake up and see

That in this life I choose for myself Bad days don’t have to exist

Bad moments happen, but when days end I take the time to list

The thanks I have for all I am given

I give thanks for one more day God gives me to live in

Love, and Happiness and Health, a warm bed,

Running water, a fridge full of food and a roof over my head

A job that fulfills my heart

Time to nurture my art

I give thanks for the friendships that have been my answered needs

And for my family living another day to see me grow and succeed

Each day I am present in new experiences and I see where I’ve been

Each day I move forward and feel beautiful in my own skin

Each day I am better and each day I grow

Each day I am more me than I used to know

Another beginning, another breath, another chance, another day

Another day to live, another day to make.

Another day of my own creation, from the moment I wake