I Did Not Think I Would Be Here

I did not think I would be here. The future was quiet, No sound of it’s approach. The day allowed for no escape, No door or window From the place that I was in. I did not think I would be here. So many days, like night , crushing quiet, Only the light of missing stars. Movement without touch. Numb and frigid, Rigid as a whispered drop of pin, Beyond imagining. I did not think I would be here. A time of nothings, drawn from empty wells. Unbalanced, broken lines of watered swells. Stop sign, Red light, Starting line with pistol raised, Chamber emptied every night, Blanks reloaded every day. I did not think I would be here. An opened door, turning on of light. Rescued from the endless night. I did not think I would be here. One thought keeps us all alive; One hope for tomorrow. Do we hear a heartbeat other than our own. I did not think I would be here. Each day your Love May save another life.