If I had a reason to | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. If I had a reason to

If I had a reason to

December 18, 2018
By jtotlid BRONZE, Papillion, Ne, Nebraska
More by this author
jtotlid BRONZE, Papillion, Ne, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile

My body is frozen solid,

and I can't move a muscle.

My eyelids are made of lead,

limbs hang off the bed lifeless.

But I could still wake up,

if I had a reason to.

 

My whole body aches,

I lie there hopeless.

Pain is drilling into my head,

my bed is as comfy as a pit of spikes.

But it wouldn't stop me from getting out of bed,

if I had a reason to.

 

I hate anything and everything,

even the smallest things bother me.

My mind works overtime,

thoughts pour out without a lid to stop them.

But I could ignore it and face the day,

if I had a reason to. 

© Alana R., Dallas, OR

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
La Push
By Renesmeem BRONZE
SeaTac, Washington
Renesmeem BRONZE, SeaTac, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Remembrance
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
Do It Now!
By Lost-In-Life GOLD
Whitby, Other
Lost-In-Life GOLD, Whitby, Other
11 articles 0 photos 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s never to late, if it weren&#039;t for the last minute many things would never get done!

View profile
Poetry
I want a guy...
By grlgotgame BRONZE
Chillicothe, Ohio
grlgotgame BRONZE, Chillicothe, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Girls with butts like mine, don&#039;t talk to boys with faces like yours.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
Nothing to say
By niceenouf PLATINUM
Garfield, New Jersey
niceenouf PLATINUM, Garfield, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As we move on, you forget, we both move on, with no regret.&quot;

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.