I am staying alive for you, Love
I’m staying alive for you
Because of who you are to me
It’s now what I must do
It would be easy to give up
It would be freeing to let go
But there you are still wanting me here
Still needing me at home
This world, this life, is hard to believe in
But you still believe in me
So how can I do much else right now
But what I need to do to still breathe
Every breath I take is hard for me
But I will breathe them now for you
Because of who you are to me
It’s what I have to do
I’ve seen what pain looks like
In the eyes of those who’ve lost
How can I willingly let them grieve
It’s much too high of a cost
So I will breathe for you now
I will stay alive for you
As long as I can, as long as I’m able
It is what I hope to do
Hope is what I hang on to now
Hope and Faith and Love
Love is what will change me
It has to be enough
So I will love and be loved
And I will start today
If Love is all I have left in me
Then Love will lead the way
Yes, Love is who I breathe for
Love is the breath in me
I will go on, I will live on
For you Love, I will be
©️ Ruby Neumann
Written September 27, 2026
