I Can Fix Myself

I can't rely on other people
to cheer me up,
to fix things for me,
to wipe my tears away, anymore.

Only I can pick myself
off the floor-
because when I'm curled up,
drowning in a pool

of my own thoughts
and tears,
nobody is going to help me-
though they say they will.

Nobody can rid me
of my poisoned thoughts
and nobody can wipe away
all of the tears

once the dam breaks
and they rain down.

I am the only one who can
cleanse my thoughts
and rebuild the dam
to stop the falling of tears.

Only I can pull myself
out of the pit of despair
and keep me out.

I just need to learn how to fix myself...