Writer: Mariam Elsanabary
Editor: M.
It was a sleepless night indeed
The sun and the noise I greet
I sit hearing words from my phone
I can’t make them out at all
I send a message seeking help
Maybe someone will get how I feel
Different faces different scars
Same anxiety same world
It seems it’s not only me who has drowned
A lot of friendly souls I see around
Some survived and some still on the battleground
Fighting for control
Lost souls, maybe just like me
Mother, father please help me
I realize no one hears me
I must let my voice be heard
I gripped the phone and wrote my heart out
“I don’t how to love or hate
I feel like an ugly mistake,”
Denying replies were sent to me
Maybe I do live in a fantasy
“I don’t want to exist,”
But I don’t want to die
I can’t even cry
I drowned deep this time
Several hands reach out to me
They take my hand and pull me from this dream
They are no heroes, believe me
Normal humans like you and I
They are survivors of this cruel world
Survivors from their dark minds
Survivors who should forgive their mistakes
Survivors who I look up to
Maybe someday,
I too will become one
I will be a survivor.
