I Promise
I can't promise you that your life will get better.
I can't promise you that this pain will go away.
I can't promise you that tomorrow will be better than today or yesterday or any other day. Heck, I can't even promise you that tomorrow will come.
But really, what choice do we have?
You were born into this world
Beautiful.
Unique.
Alive.
You've dragged yourself along these days, your eyes full of tears and your heart in pieces.
You feel a weight pressing down on your shoulders and it's starting to wring around your neck.
Your room's a mess.
Your hair's a mess.
Your life's a mess.
Your mind's a mess.
You're a mess.
But you know what?
You weren't brought into this world, this masterpiece, out of the love of God and your parents or the lust of a man and woman for you to decide when it's your time.
No child is a mistake,
And my dear,
Your life does not belong to this world for you to give into it.
Your life is a life full of love.
You speak out against abortion and murder.
You protest in the streets against the killing of the innocent.
Why be a hypocrite? Why prove yourself wrong? Why take the life you were given for granted?
There are mothers who crave to nurse the child whom she never birthed.
There are people who long to see their loved one who died from illness.
But here you are, born healthy and strong. Born under no wrong circumstances.
For nothing happens out of chance.
Why can't you believe us when we say
That you are not alone.
There are people who don't know you, and yet long to meet you. They just don't know it yet.
You were given only one face in this lifetime.
One body and soul.
You are perfect in your most imperfect ways, because you are you.
I can't promise you that it'll be alright because only you can make that choice.
But I can promise you this:
If you set down that rope, blade, gun, those pills, or step back from the edge
And open your eyes, my love, to the wonder that surrounds you,
You will not regret it.
Because life only goes forward. You can't allow yourself to be stuck in the past. Don't be stuck in the present. Don't be selfish. If you can't do it for yourself, do it for the people you love. Maybe then you'll learn to love it yourself. Accept whatever life you were given AndÂ
Breathe
And
Live.
I promise you
That you won't solve anything if you take away your life.
I promise you
That you are never alone.
I promise you
That you are loved.