I don’t want to die,
so I’m not going to die.
I’m not going to cave to the fear inside
that tells me
that pain—
that flutter—
is going to do me in tonight.
I’m not going to waste another second
worrying about
what might have been
or what could be.
I’m not staying here—
it’s time to let myself
be free.
And give up that
long dark drive,
believing I have a path to pave
that no one else
can understand.
Because I’ve run that route.
I’ve been that man.