I Want You To Know

"I Want You To Know"
(started 9/14/2000. finished 10/02/2000 -- age 16)

I understand your pain
As if it were my own
Struggling from meal to meal
Although you're skin & bone

I see how hard things are
The suffering you're going through
I've been there myself
But I've gotten help from you

I want to be here for you
To do what you've done for me
I want to take your pain away
So from the monster you can be free

I want to show you that you deserve
So much more than you have now
Happiness, food, and love
But how can I show you? How?

I see true beauty in the whole of you
Even though right now you don't
I wish you could see what others see
But, for some reason you won't

I also want to thank you
And give you a big hug
Your mere presence has helped me
Much more than any medical drug

Take care of yourself; you'll get through this
All will be okay
Eventually things will be better
Can't wait for that joyous day

But until that day is the present
By your side I'll always be
Even if we're far away
You can always count on me