Those Words

I now know I don't have to fall into never-ending darkness
And feel this never-ending pain
I don't have to do either of these things
Because what do I gain?

I now know not to hear other people's words of spite
Or their words of jealousy
And feel never-ending sorrow
And wake up with hate tomorrow

I now know I should feel pity on those who try to bring me down
Because if I don't, I'll be filled with rage
But when I do, I'll look back here
To read this poem from this page

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Back in the 6th and 7th grade, I would have these amazing ideas in the middle of the night. Whether they were beginnings of poems or just cool things I could try out, I just kept thinking of stuff while I was trying to sleep in bed. I think this poem was one of the ideas I had. It was during the transition of 6th to 7th grade, and I remember reading it at the beginning of 7th grade to my whole Language Arts class. After I read it, people asked me questions like "Are you emo?" and "What happened?" It's pretty weird what a poem can do to someone's thoughts of you. Well, I think it's my first great poem.