Trying Not To Fall

Everyone tells me that I can make it
But on the inside I feel like I am dying
Separated from what gives me strength
All that makes this world worth living in

I wonder how long I can last in this state
Each day I struggle to not lose my grip
On the edge of a cliff trying not to fall over
All the way down into the realm of insanity

I have now been close to that realm
My hands almost broke from the strain
Of holding onto my whole life all day
Scared now I look around for a way out

No answer presents itself to my struggle
Instead I live my life always waiting in fear
For the day my fingers can no longer take it
And finally fall as my fingers open up one last time

There is hope inside that one day
Someone will come along and reach out
To help me up from this dark place
The whole time assuring me that I will not fall