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Because I Have A Daughter
Because I have a daughter I cannot kill myself
Because of her I sit for hours crying at the fact I want to take my life but can’t because the thought of the consequences for her I cannot be so selfish
Because I have a daughter I have to act like I’m happy even though every part of me is screaming to just end it
My chest burns tears fill my eyes even thinking about the fact I do not want to live my life even though I have my daughter who I gave life
Because I have a daughter I cannot let myself take my life no matter how badly I want to just say fuck it all
Because I have a daughter I have to fight every part of my mind that’s telling me to die
Because I have a daughter I have to be happy on the outside even if I am dying on the inside.
Because of her I sit for hours crying at the fact I want to take my life but can’t because the thought of the consequences for her I cannot be so selfish
Because I have a daughter I have to act like I’m happy even though every part of me is screaming to just end it
My chest burns tears fill my eyes even thinking about the fact I do not want to live my life even though I have my daughter who I gave life
Because I have a daughter I cannot let myself take my life no matter how badly I want to just say fuck it all
Because I have a daughter I have to fight every part of my mind that’s telling me to die
Because I have a daughter I have to be happy on the outside even if I am dying on the inside.
Published 25th Sep 2019
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28th Sep 2019 6:32pm
Wow. This is so raw and candid. That really speaks to me. I would suggest a less hurried format for the stanzas, break up the lines to create more pauses, which create emphasis. Like this,
Because I have a daughter
I cannot kill myself
Because of her
I sit
For hours, crying
At the fact
I want to take my life
But can’t, because
The thought
Of the consequences, for her
I cannot
Be so selfish
If you would like some really positive and helpful feedback, please join us in the group Cafe Critique. Thank you for sharing from such depth with us. This was a meaningful read to me.
Daniel
Because I have a daughter
I cannot kill myself
Because of her
I sit
For hours, crying
At the fact
I want to take my life
But can’t, because
The thought
Of the consequences, for her
I cannot
Be so selfish
If you would like some really positive and helpful feedback, please join us in the group Cafe Critique. Thank you for sharing from such depth with us. This was a meaningful read to me.
Daniel
1st Oct 2019 2:48pm
