When It Comes To This Life (Poem)

Breaking these chains wrapped around this heart,
it wasn't turned to stone, or as cold as ice.
Being tied down, held back, stuck in time
where nothing was moving, or happening.

It's a wonder why the past stayed so close,
it was still there, lingering around as guilt.
Trying to let it go, but it still hung on
long enough to make someone go crazy.

This fear of losing you, hurting you,
never should have been there.
You can't lose something, or hurt someone
when they were never there in the first place.

Never should one feel guilty for speaking the truth,
for doing the right thing, when it comes to this life.
One's life should never be put aside, or on hold,
just to let someone else have all of the power.