Philena- .:Just Long Enough:.

From the voice of Philena Xanderson, a character of mine...


I want to,

And you know I want to,

But I keep hoping...

even though hope hurts in the end,

I keep hoping

that if I live

and I submit those drawings

and I show those paintings

and I tell the world what I went through

...maybe they can help others.

So I want to,

And because you know

that

I want to

You shout it at me

in the halls

on the street

in my room that you shouldn't be in

in the classroom,

by way of paper...

You tell me to

kill myself

because the world would be

better

without me.

And you know?

Maybe it would,

but there are other girls,

and they need help,

so I'll stick around..

Just long enough to help out.