Peter Atherton Poet Free verse

I’m Not Giving Up

some days feel heavier
than I ever admit out loud
and I wake already tired
before the morning has even settled

but there’s a part of me
that keeps going anyway
a small, stubborn spark
that refuses to go out

I’ve walked through things
that could have stopped me
yet here I am
still standing
still trying
still choosing to move forward

and I need to hear this clearly
from myself
to myself

I’m not stepping back
I’m not losing heart
I’m not letting the hard days
decide who I am

I’m not giving up on me
not now
not ever

because I deserve a life
that feels like living
not just getting through

and I’m already
on my way there

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