A Thought of My Life

I've been there before.
Wanting to drop,
To storybook's lore,
For my life to stop.

I've seen a world of drugs,
Of alcohol and pain.
Another of hugs,
And singing in the rain.

But here I am now.
Reading cover to cover.
I've felt the wow,
Of the love of another.

I've been dealt bad hands,
Throughout all of my days.
But still here I stand,
Laughing all the way.

I know how it feels,
To never belong.
I know how to steel,
Myself and live on.

To die at a young age,
Without learning to cope,
You won't see the final page,
And its message of hope.