I Cried

I cried.

I cried, screaming and yelling

My sister screamed back

I hated her

I hated everyone

Alone in my room, I cried.

I cried.

I cried, sitting alone at lunch.

Students laughed around me

I didn't need them

I didn't need anyone

Eating alone, I cried.

I cried.

I cried, locked in the bathroom.

The bottle sat before me.

I wanted it to end.

I needed it to end.

Swallowing pill after pill, I cried.

I cried.

I cried, leaning over the toilet

The sun had risen again.

I had failed.

I had lived.

As my mom held my hair, I cried.

I cried.

I cried, stumbling down the dorm stairs.

My friends met and hugged me.

I had lost my grandfather.

I hadn't lost my friends.

Encircled by people who cared, I cried.

I cried.

I cried, smiling through my tears.

My sister was married.

I was proud of her

I was proud of myself

Surrounded by relatives and friends, I cried.