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Empty


As I write this,

I listen to sad music.

I sit in a classroom

That holds four children.

As I write this,

My mind is blank.

Two kids talking,

And one on their phone.

As I write this,

I feel out of place.

It's only seventh hour,

But it feels like time is frozen.

As I write this,

I am just a shell.

There is no point,

No one understands me.

As I write this,

I forget who I am.

My fingers just move,

I'm not controlling them.

As I write this,

My soul isn't present.

13:43,

That's the time.

As I write this,

I can't hear or see.

I have no mind,

I can't speak.

As I write this,

I feel cold.

It's quiet,

My vision tunneled.

As I write this,

I lose my emotion.

I put it all in here,

Forgetting to express it.

As I write this,

I feel empty.

- Jordan Schoenung

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Comments (2)

GhostPoet
<p>Thank you for your comment.</p><p>I appreciate it a lot.</p><p>I hope you have an exellent day,</p><p>I&#39;m glad someone understands.</p><p>- J</p>
yeah
<p>I don&#39;t understand you as a person, but I understand&nbsp;<em>this.</em></p><p>It&#39;s hard when you feel small,&nbsp;</p><p>unwanted,</p><p>unneeded,</p><p>not understood.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I understand.</p>

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