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Faint streaks of light seep between the cracksOnly to dissipate and fade Into the bleak water That etches every nook and every frayOf my run-down body Left defeated and in vain
Darkness
I was a boy, it appeared
Running or walking, it followed
Crying or laughing, it loomed
It was attached
I sobbed
Slowly, it grew
Quick, I hide it
Expose it to light
Its a part of me
When I look at the ocean or the pool I start to frown
My fear is that I will drown
When I am in water, neck deep
Panic alarm inside my head starts to beep
My heart beats fast
As I pray for my anxiety to pass
I Fear I Have Failed
When nothing seemed to go as planned,
When I was ripped at the seams of my organized mind,
Time dragged on longer than it spanned.
I always bite my tongue at the thought of standing up for what I thought was right.
I bit my tongue, thinking about confrontation.
Deep breaths, They say
It gets easier
Each step
My heart pounds
My palms sweat
My body shakes
with a mix of
Her toes are spoons that slurp from the bowl of the world.
Reckless abandon. Milk first. Milk it for everything there is.
Tug on it like a grandmother's arm, jerky and needy and sudden and fearful
My path seemed set in stone, predetermined, unwavering.
Now it hangs carelessly like a stop sign after a tornado strike.
The debris has settled and I wait anxiously for help to arrive.
But no one comes.
Enveloping Darkness, ever marching
A light kashmir hood laying abreast an endless hallway.
The Lady paying no mind to the absence of light,
She only lives so Death can spite.
I thought I never could fight back
It slowly turned my world to black
Depression was a cage of bars
Now all that’s left is the scars
There is nothing more that I fear
than a burning bridge.
The flames do not scare me,
only the gaping abyss.
What I always fail to see
Don't make me go out there
Everyone will stare
Please leave me alone
I don't want to be shown
Someone will laugh at me
And surely others will agree
If only I could disappear
