A/N: Hey guys, sorry I haven't given you anything in awhile, but school has started up, and I have had much less time and energy. And with school has come more problems. Don't get me wrong, usually I'm pretty happy, but lately, things have been happening that aren't so great. So, to let out my emotions, I wrote this. Actually, I didn't intend for it to be a fanfic at first. It was just to help me, you know? But as I was writing it, it made me think more and more of Naoya. So, this is from what I think of as Naoya's point of veiw, which is pretty much the same as mine. Especially when I say 'to die is to give up on life.' I really feel that people who commit suicide are basically quitters, and I am no quitter. It is one of the few personality traits I have that I actually like. No matter what I do, I stick it out, and I really don't like it when people give up. To me, that is true weakness. Anyway, enough of my musings. Enjoy the poem, and as always, please R&R!
PS One time my friend and I were making up random screennames for people, and as I was thinking about Naoya, this one came into mind. I think it fits him, don't you?
theOptimisticPessimist
presents:
Survive
Troubled
people, troubled times,
why does
it seem likewe are all
crying?
In the
world here today
don't
things just seem bad enough
the way
they are?
Why do we
gotta go
and make
things worse?
I don't
understand what's going on,
and I'm
not even going to
pretend to
try anymore.
Wars and
killing, blood is spilling
everywhere
I look, it seems
more
people keep on dying,
everyone
is crying
and now
even I am sick of trying
to smile
through the pain.
I wish I
could just get away,
to run
away, to hide
from all
the pain and suffering.
And even
as I write this, I know
others are
wishing the exact same thing,
hoping for
it all to end, somehow.
Even now,
someone out there,
someone,
somewhere
is taking
his own life.
But I
don't believe
that is
the answer.
Living on
is the true challenge,
to die is
to give up on life
but I
won't go down
without a
fight.
Even
though the times are hard
even
though I want to cry,
even when
it's too hard to smile,
I will
live on,
I will
survive.