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Just a Little Longer by Maria Byrne

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robert

it good i like it

Angelus

When i was 13 i tried to commit suicide and then again at 15, my life was tuff with so many problems all at once the saying "it never rains, it pours" came to mind. After these 2 failed attempts i kept fighting the urge to end it, i told my self, just a little longer! So when i read this poem i cried,silent tears, a emotion i am so use to feeling, and now i realise i am not alone, i have ME,MYSELF,AND I. it got me through the darkest times! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

heather

i was touched. it reminded me of my friend who killed her self.

steph

this is such a great poem. it touched me. anytime a poem brings tears to my eyes, its great!

andrew

this is great, it reminds me of myself and hold i should hold on a little bit longer, just to see what is there for me, Thanks for such a great poem

Brittany

Very beautiful. I loved every word of it. Great ending!

Sandra

This poem is really kool, and this is how i really feel :(

Red

I love your poem. It expresses life so well. My friends friend just commited suicide and I think she could really use this poem so I'm sending it to her.

Margaret

I am deeply moved by this poem. When I read it I could see myself in the poem. Almost like a reflection. Life can be so hard, it is nice to try and hold on a little longer. Like when you are 13 and saying to yourself, just a little longer and I can drive, when you are 16, just a little longer and I can graduate and get out of my house. It is just nice to know you have somehting to look forward to and hold on to it so you don't loose hope and do something you will regret. Like me, I tried running away from my problems.

Maria

i have nothing to say its buttful .

LoNeLy OnE

I Think this poem is great but then again sad at the same time. i can really relate to this poem because i feel no one understands me not even my parents,i feel depressed and lonely

kyleigh

i really love this poem it means alot to me

Sarah

Maria, your a brilliant poet and this is a brilliant poem. Please please please keep posting your work on to this site. One of the few things that keep's me alive at the moment is knowing other people are going through what im going through right now. Thank you Sarah age 13

Jennifer

Not everyone has had feelings like this, but for those of us who have, you have put it all into words. Thank you for sharing them with us.

Michelle

Just a really good poem!

Randy

At first life was fine, then my father joined the military, he was constantly leaving for T. D. Y's. He was never around, whe I needed him. Then life got a little harder. With school, now the stress was not so bad, but stress is actually like X-Rays, A little here and there can't hurt you, It's the cumulative affect of to much that does. Now life is so hard that I cry myself to sleep. but seeing as how you have actually tried to commit suicide I realize that there are other people in the world with the same or more amount of stress to deal with. This chilled me to the bone.

missy

I thought this poem was awesome. You expressed my feelings perfectly.

I love this poem, it is my favorite. it really describes me and what i feel. i need to hold on "just a little longer" thank you for writing this poem, everytime i read it, it brings tears to my eys. clearly beautiful.

Alejandra

I like this poem becuase it is strong, and it expresses some of my feelings. I like how it is written. :) It cool..

Kelly

this poem discribes.. everything.. "just a little longer" not giving up.. i wish my boyfriend wouldn't give up, jus like she.

Ashley

Hey this is exactily how i feel sometimes. this really kept me thinking. this is a really good peom.

Josh

I wish I was as talented as most people but I was NEVER good at anything. The poem was a good poem I have been searching a long time for people who feel like I do who would have thought I would find them online

Joy

This is a great poem it you had to put your heart into this my self i love to read poems and write them this is how i get all my thoughts and feelings out this is a way for me to escape

Sam

hey this is awsome , kind of the way i feel right now this really hit home

Gina

That was one of the BEST poems i have read.. my eyes are watry you have a great talent that i wish i could have

Courtney

Wow! that poem was terrific! it meant so much to me! keep on writing Maria!

Jon

right on!

Daniel

I have been dealing with suicide for the longest time. And your poem basically summarizes why I have been staying alive for just a little longer. Thanks for your talent. And thanks for writing this poem.

sue

maria thank you. i really enjoyed your words and admire your strength in always being able to wait "just a little longer". i often feel this way myself and was starting to feel like i was alone.

Clark

amazing, this poem puts into words the fears of my soul

Minh

a hopeless heart is filled with a sence of knowing as depression cries its mourning song.

matt

That was really deep. I loved it and i almost started balling while reading it. thanx for the experience!

Jennifer

This was deep. I can honestly say I know how that feels. I write poetry because the words flow from my mouth like it's nothing weak. The feelings are real. The thoughts are real, but when you look for help. The friends aren't there. Your not alone.

Samantha

This is a very good poem as all the words pass by i felt my life so like this poem it has so much meaning and life to the words i felt a part with the words used .maria byrne i love your poem and you should write more you have a gift good luck

Katelynn

Wow! This was a well written poem and you expressed so many feelings too. It touched me in so many ways. Thanks for writing a great poem for us all!

Melissa

feels exacly how i feel and it's good to know that someone can put that feeling into words

Petrina

I can't stop shimmering! It's a really nice poem..it touches my heart...

rebecca

its really expressive

Tracy

This is a really great poem. It was well Written.

Alecks

This poem touched me in ways I have never felt. For once I got too know that "it's not just me!" I guess I'm not alone in this world afterall.

Sahily

Impressive and very beautiful

Jymmi

Good poem!

Karleen

Beautiful, it gave me chills!

Joseph

this poem magnifies the dark heart of depression. it sins of melancholia and hopelessness this poem is symbolic of the endless tears we cry during that overwhelming low

Madison

Beautiful....Would of made me cry if I would of allowed it to. But I relate so much tears don't even count anymore.

Leah

This is a very meaningful poem.

jigga

ypur poem is great i also injoy writting poems

KYle

wow, this poem was very touching and moving. Its like you wrote it about me.

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