You're still here

Be unapologetic
about living
about breathing
about being alive

Yes, your edges are broken
your surface is marred with cracks
You can barely walk straight
can barely talk right

But you're here
You owe no apologies
for waking up this morning
for smelling coffee brewing

You're here
It means your eyes opened up today
and that, even if you didn't want to,
you got out of bed

You're here
You could have been long gone
lying in a morgue
buried in the earth

But you're here
Don't apologize for it
Yes, sometimes the sun shines too bright
and sometimes you feel alone

But you're here
I know the wind feels like claws around your throat
the smell of asphalt nauseates you
you can't hold ordinary conversations about television and football

I know you feel terrible when the sound of laughter escapes between your lips
I know your smile looks strange to you
I know you feel guilty
about the breath whirling inside your lungs

But you're still here

So be unapologetic
about living
about breathing
about being alive