Now I stand

i'm not falling

not this time

im standing firm and tall

i'm just standing alone

people are leaving again

no one talks to me

i'm always the initiator of conversation

but i am standing

There is no yelling

There are no tears

but being here is painful

i'm trying to burst out of a box that confines me

but i am standing

the world is cruel

its hurting my people

its hurting all people

they might not be standing with me

but i am standing

i feel myself fading away from everyone

i feel myself wanting more of anything as i have so little

but still i stand

i beat the depression

i beat the heartache

now to beat being alone

i've done it before

but then i wasn't standing

now i am

and no matter how alone it in i am

i will continue to stand

until some one stands beside me.