And for a moment you smile,
You embrace that happiness.
You wrap yourself up in the love and warmth that was once there,
You cherish what was.

Then you slowly take a look at your reality,
The smile fades,
The warmth turns frigid,
And the happiness that was once bright and shining dims.

You realize that this is reality,
Once was can never be,
You know how different things are now,
How hard things have gotten.

How the need for things has changed,
It is not about you anymore,
It's about them
The people you live and care for.

Though the world around you gets darker and darker,
Your determination is what forces you to go through,
Because you know that if you don't do it now,
You never will..

And this is your will to live,
To be,
To push through the hard times,
When you've been knocked down so hard that your chained to the floor.

Your will to live is what keeps on going but your determination to live is what fuels that determination.

You need to stay strong,
There are people out there that need you,
If only for a while,
You are able to bring light into someone else's dark world.

That's your reason to smile.
That's your will to live.
In this harsh and dark world we call reality.