What is Left to Lose?
Two poems by Stacy Petty
Life is not as it seems
I only escaped death once I agreed
life is not as it seems
When my world was full of trouble and turmoil
To the coffin I was glued
Living, laughing all around me
What was I to do
I cried and struggled to break free
Screamed and shouted out to others
No one dare climb in after me
Gathered round for the eulogy
I felt a spirit inside of me
pulling, tugging, changing my wit
Instead of fighting I gave into it
Listen close: it spoke to my heart
Life is different and there are many parts
They’re here for you if you stand and choose
Dear mortal, what have you left to lose?
I only escaped death once I agreed
life is not as it seems
When my world was full of trouble and turmoil
To the coffin I was glued
Living, laughing all around me
What was I to do
I cried and struggled to break free
Screamed and shouted out to others
No one dare climb in after me
Gathered round for the eulogy
I felt a spirit inside of me
pulling, tugging, changing my wit
Instead of fighting I gave into it
Listen close: it spoke to my heart
Life is different and there are many parts
They’re here for you if you stand and choose
Dear mortal, what have you left to lose?
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The Deed
I wandered miles for you Stood time’s test Slayed demons in dance For you I stole the grim reaper’s name I sailed so many seas defeated Davy Jones and his Kraken I battled the devil for you And closed down hell I started a movement in the spirit of others For you I’ve dried the tears of the afflicted I have filled in the deepest of valleys For you I have leveled The greatest of hills I have met with the angels Been blessed by the sacred For you I have loved myself beyond all reason I have kept myself for you |
Stacy Petty is 33 years old and says: I'm a survivor . . . A survivor of suicide, abuse, and addiction. I am currently 8 months clean. When I was a child I learned to cope by writing. Writing is a deep passion that sets my very soul on fire. I'm hoping to do the same for someone else with my writings and give a message that hope is alive even when we feel it may be dead.