I Am Alive

I AM ALIVE...I may have lost my child, but I am a survivor of the long
dark night of unspeakable loss, the unbearable pain, of my own darkness... AND I AM ALIVE.

I am unwilling to stand idly by and allow shame to defeat love, or silence
to defeat action. I stand for the enlightenment of a society that would hide
from suicide, that would avoid, that would pretend... AND I AM ALIVE.

I am unwilling for my perseverance to be in vain, unwilling for the passing
of my loved one to be in shame. I loved them more than I loved myself and
their life will have meaning in my action. I am resolved... AND I AM ALIVE.

In a world blinded by the pursuit of pleasure, I am here to say that people
are in pain. In a world rushing to get ahead, I am here to say that people
are being left behind. In a world obsessed with the value of the market, I
am here to speak for the value of life... AND I AM ALIVE.

This will be no quiet fight, for I am the voice of audacity in the face of
apathy. I am the spirit of bravery in a world of action. I am a commitment
to action in the face of neutrality.  

I AM OUT OF THE DARKNESS...I AM INTO THE LIGHT... AND I... AM ALIVE."