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by kaluw

COMFORT IN SOLITUDE

In the calm of darkness

I find great peace

The whirring of my head begins to cease

 

For in my everyday

I so struggle with just being me

Speaking my wants doesn’t come easily

 

There is conflict

In every decision I make

Trying to act for everyone’s sake

 

Often I forget myself

In that moment I’m not important

As old beliefs still h...

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Friday 27th March 2015 10:04 pm

depression   lonely

by kaluw

HOPE WITHIN TIME
As another day draws to a close

So similar to yesterday

In my actions and the thoughts I struggle to keep at bay

 

Time is a thing I cannot control

Each day passes, then a month, another year

As I struggle on, not being able to change becomes the all-consuming fear

 

The rawness of emotion lessens

The cycle of terrifying darkness broken by hope has gone

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Thursday 26th March 2015 9:04 pm

depression   hope

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