Watch CBS News

Orlando survivor's poem: "The guilt of being alive is heavy"

Patience Carter, 20, was in Orlando for a vacation with two friends, Tiara Parker and Akyra Murray. Carter got trapped in a bathroom with the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub early Sunday morning. Carter and Parker survived, but 18-year-old Murray didn't make it. Carter said writing is part of her healing process and shared a poem she wrote.
View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.