those days
by: Quincy Foster

those days when you felt like you couldn't get up.
when you were too scared to try.
when you were too shy to say anything.
when you regretted not doing something.

those days when you felt like no one was there.
when you knew nobody could help you.
when you were too stuck to become untangled.
when you stopped your efforts to get out.

those days when you had fallen.
when you felt like you were all alone.
when you thought it was the end.
when you felt like there was no where to go.

those days when there was no one to turn to.
when you had no more strength.
when you were too tired to care.
when you don't bother to stand up.

those days when you forgot.
when you wanted to remember but you couldn't.
when you tried to get up but you were unable to.
when you felt rooted to the ground.

those days when you finally stood.
when you refused to start trying
when you didn't make an effort.
when you fell back down again and there didn't feel like there was a point in getting up in the first place.

those days when you knew it was going to take more than what you were giving.
when you realized things needed to change.
when you began to speak up.
when you saw that the circle wouldn't repeat itself.

those days when you noticed that you didn't have to go back.
when you knew you could remain standing.
when you tried to keep from falling.
when people started coming back to you.

those days when you knew you wouldn't fall back down again.
when you had someone to help you up.
when you cared about what happened
when you had broken free.

those days when you finally learned to dance in the rain.