Not Hope But a Promise 

You’ve been let down  

And burned so many times by hope 

So instead of hope, I offer a PROMISE 

Things do get better I promise 

The days get longer and brighter I promise 

This darkness that you feel  

Will lessen and you will fight your way out of the trenches I promise 

Now this i wont promise that it never come back  

But I will promise that it gets easier and it doesn’t stay as long 

Even in your darkest days remember me and my promises 

That things do get better 

The darkness becomes lesser 

I promise you that even if I don’t know you i love you and i wish only the best for you 

Because I’ve been there 

I’ve got the scars to prove it 

I’ve got the Kidney stones 

To prove the overdose 

I know just how hard it is 

But I promise you, that you are a warrior 

I promise you that you can make it out alive 

I promise you that you are more than this  

That there are better things and better days ahead 

Use whatever tools you need to, to make it out 

If that’s Medication then join me in it 

If it’s therapy then dive in with your whole heart

If it’s Spite that keeps you alive then baby be filled with it 

Just promise me that once you’re out of the trenches you find another reason to live besides just Spite 

I don’t know the majority of you who will one day read these words 

That i hope to spread far and wide 

But know though we’ve never met I love you like a brother, sister, parent, or child 

I want you to not just live  

Not just survive 

But thrive  

Like I know you can do I PROMISE