Thanks "mom"

I once wrote a poem, about depression and how it feels like you're stranded in the sea with nothing. Fighting for every breath. At one point, you want to die.. Then after all you want is to live. You want a life preserver. That can seem so far away when you're hopeless and no longer want to fight for life. It's just a short swim away.

I was in the sea, alone and scared. Wanting to die, I was tired, didn't want to swim anymore. Ready to be taken under.. But some how, I got the strength to swim three years ago, when  you came into my life. Took someone broken under your wing. I found my life presever. Once a stranger, now a great person within my life. It's crazy to think you haven't been in my life all that long. It feels like an amazing enternity. I wouldn't change anything about it for the world.  

When I had no will left to fight, you became the one person who can make me smile, when I feel like I'm never going to smile again. The person who pushed me to go that extra mile. I thought I was so far gone. I never thought I'd turn my life around. You were there when all I wanted was to give in, let it take me over, you were there when I wanted to hurt myself. There for me when I wanted to skip meals and get rid of what I ate. You were there when I was so numb. I thought I'd be miserable forever but now the numbness is starting to fade without me having to hurt myself verbally or physically. I feel.. Happy. Because you took the time and made me feel like  mattered, when I felt like I didn't deserve it. I know that no matter what, you'll always walk into someones life and make it a better experience. You just have a happy, upbeat vibe about you. You showed me the world isn't as dark and lonely as I let myself beleive and I have no way of expressing how much you truly mean to me. I hope you're in my life forever. The world needs more open minded, understanding, people who have a  beautiful personality.

You're my teacher, my second mom, you're my life preserver