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The power of a destructive mind


The ocean consumes my thoughts and makes them its own. 

As I feel the heaviness lift, I see the earth change to stone.

The waves get dark, full of thickness and dreams, and the tide pulls stronger on the ones with weak knees.

I see the fault in my mind, as it corrupts the sea, how selfish I was to let the madness escape from me.

So I take it all back, change the water to blue.

But if you ever knew what was going on inside, it would destroy you too. 

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<p>A visual representation of how destructive a mind can be when it is not in a healthy state.&nbsp;</p>

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