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Numb
No sun
No clouds
No sky blue or threatening grey
There is nothing
Questions of how I am trigger an “I’m well” reflex
I can’t even express myself anymore
I have always held a pencil in my hand and wrote with a fire burning inside me
But there is no longer oxygen to feed the flame
In this state of mind I find myself living inside the shell of the person I used to be
I don’t belong anymore
My words are empty and hollow
Ghosts of passion’s past
No metaphors will soothe my sickness
No similes will help me fake a smile
All that is left is an expressionless face
And an echo of who I was
My thoughts consist of scratch, cut, hit or die and honestly I have lost so much of the strength that keeps me from fighting my urges
So much of me wants to let go and be done with being hurt and damaged
Existence doesn’t feel worth it anymore
But until I give in
I will end this with a semi-colon
although I am dead inside and am standing on the edge of this cliff
I’m still holding on
Maybe I might stay until the sky comes back
The weather where I live changes in the blink of an eye
So maybe this will too ;
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This is my first poem on this site and it is completely unfiltered and raw. Cunstructive criticism is encouraged!