Desolation,
Wide open space,
Between the trees and me,
Emptiness and me,
Confusion and decisions,
Feelings hard to define,
And I say to myself,
Just a little longer,
Coldness seeps
Its way in,
I am falling deeper,
Into what I fear most,
As I reach out,
There is nothing there,
As possible there was something once,
Only to be gone,
And I say to myself,
Just a little longer,
The sun drops,
The last inch of light falls,
The squirrels more likely to be huddled up,
But not me,
Something I never possessed,
And I say to myself,
Just a little longer,
Then the sun has gone,
Darkness spreads its wings over me,
I see nothing so no one sees me,
Feeling of bitterness only,
And I say to myself,
Just a little longer,
An Owl peers down,
With question in her eyes,
She doesn't have a hope,
In helping me,
As she doesn't see my pain,
Spreads her wings,
Passes me by,
And I say to myself,
Just a little longer,
The soft earth,
Seems the only thing holding me up,
Even then I could slip,
And wondering takes me,
To why and how I got here,
Without even knowing it,
Yet no one notices,
As they didn't see before,
So I say to myself,
Just a little longer,
Shimmering in the darkness,
I see two moons,
Reflecting off a stream of thoughts,
Ongoing forever more,
Along a rocky road,
Slowly giving in to finding a way out,
I take the plunge under the river,
Then the wind carries a whisper,
Gently on a breeze,
'Just a little longer.'
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wow! this poem is so amazing. it touched me in so many ways its hard to explain. thank you for writing this.
Aseel
it's a great poem i really liked it keep on gurl. but i wanna add smthn if we ppl get more closer to God he is the one that can help us n make us happier than ever we just need to pray n think of him all the time not only when we got troubles
Cassandra
I loved it. It really touch me. It made me cry.
Jennifer
I tried to commit suicide several times since july of last year. i am only 15. i started cutting a little after my 15 bday in july and got in a lot of drugs. im lucky i am still alive today. i appreciate life today as it is.
Someya
WOW, I RLY LOVE YOUR POEM ITS AWSOME AND I WANT TO CRY WHEN I READ IT. I'M 13 NOW AND ALL I THINK ABOUT IS KILLING MYSELF ESPECIALLY WHEN MY MOM,AND MOVED TO TEXAS SHE LEFT ME AND MY OLDER BRO IN W. V. MY BESTFRIEND KILLED HER SELF LAST MONTH AND ITS RLY HARD TO GET OVER HER NOT BEING HERE AND I RELIZED THAT I WOULD SHE COULD HAVE HELD ON JUST A LITTLE LONGER. UR POEM WAS AND IS GREAT KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Denise
your poem is rele good it inspired me and i sent it to my friend who has tried committing suiced alot of times. Thanx. i think sum day u will b a rele good writer
lara
wow!that is one of the best poems i've ever read. and im honest if i dont like it i will tell you strait out. though yours has to top my book. it rocks keep writing!
kirti
its really touching. u can feel dat depth. that emptyness. u wanna give up but a small inner voice say just a little more. at times i want to finish off everything but the poem speaks up for me
Ellen
i love this poem because it touches my heart and its quiet smoothly written.
Destiny
omg that was so touching i can kinda relate to that but it was good always remember that you have a reason on this earth and so do i so just remember that.
caitlin
this poem really touched my heart. As i am tougth time at skool and home wid friends your poem touched me a lot thankyou
Amanda
I know exaclly how it feels to be alone. 3 years ago my 7 year old brother was killed in a car wreak, so i was left with my mom and my sister. wellabout 2 years after the death of my brother my sister got pregnate and moved to Colorado with her husband, and while she was gone i got ALL of the attition. Now her and her husband are getting a divorce and she is back here and my mom babys her more than she EVER thought about babyin me. i mean its like i dont even exsist! i nevr thought i would say this but i hate my sister and i want her to go back to Colorado so i can have my mom back, and be spoild. my sister is not the same and my mom knows that when she was in colorad she got on drugz really bad and yet she still acts like the world revolves around her.
Heather
IT'S REALLY AMAZING HOW SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD HAVE THE SAME FEELINGS OF BEING LOST IN THE WORLD, ALONE. I HAVE TRIED TO KILL MYSELF. I HAVE REALIZED FOR ONCE I MUST OF DONE SOMETHING RIGHT BECAUSE I'M STILL HERE. BUT THE FEELING OF BEING HURT, LOST AND ALONE DON'T SEEM TO GO AWAY. I AM 20 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DEPRESSION SINCE I WAS 9 YEARS OLD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITING THIS POEM BECAUSE IT NOT ONLY STANDS FOR THE ONE WHO WROTE IT BUT SO MANY MORE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD. GREAT POEM.
georgui
lovly
rachel
This poem was wicked cool. I have some poems like that. But yours is awesome.
melissa
This poem is so touching it decribes my old life.
Chris
This poem is amazing. In my own times of despair and my incredible lack of patience I've often said "just a little longer" as a way to pull through. The best I've seen on this page. Keep writing, and when things get to their worst. remember, wait "just a little longer". Thanks for sharing your voice.
alannah
This poem is a good way to let out your feelings im only 14 and write poems all the time but no one ever reads them.
Lindsey
this poem is amazing. i actually began to cry as i read it.
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