Atlas's Burden

January 14, 2018

I feel the weight of the world on my chest

Slowly crushing me

Tearing me down

He lured me in with honeyed words

But by the time I saw the darkness within,

It was just too late

So now I carry Atlas's burden

But I'm not as strong as he

I'm being crushed, Until I'm just a paper girl

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