Bottom of the Barrel

{Post: 185/365}

I have been

down

to the bottom

of the barrel

I have been 

down

in the dark

I have been

lost

in a deep blue funk

I have

wallowed

in self-pity

I have cried

my share

of tears

I have made

my share of excuses

I have known

fear

and doubt

like the 

"friends you keep close,

and the enemies closer"

so deep a part of me

so hateful

and hurtful

deep inside of me

that I wash my hands of it

I step upwards

and out of the mire

of the dark

and the pity

and I stand

STRONG

I will fight

I will survive

It is MY life

and my CHOICE