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Strive

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There is a sense of silence within...

As the cacophony around continues...

I experienced a heartwrenching feeling...

And it got my brain reeling...

The fear of disconnect..

Because you haven't been able to connect...

Created a sense of vaccum...

Poured in all kinds of gloom...

What ifs took centre stage..

And my thoughts and feelings felt trapped in a cage...

Life is so fragile...

And fleeting procrastination so agile...

As I curled up and cried...

I let my anxieties dry..

I spoke to the bubble within...

Letting it burst and lay it writhing...

Then came a beep...

And a message with all that I seeked...

Daily life had taken over it said...

Plans decided were unlaid..

And in that moment came a profound realization..

The past six hours had just uprooted my mental civilization...

Love when deep and intense...

Breaks all emotional fence...

I realized I am in so deep..

With faith only can I take a leap...

I cried some more and wrote what I felt..

The experience leaving a  small welt...

But sleep then drifted me of to much needed rest...

And I thanked the power within for putting me through this test...

It clears a fog in your mind..

Reminds you that your brain and heart are in a bind...

A power you hold in you to survive..

Let life go on and you will continue to strive...

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â—„ Crossroads

Heartbreak â–º

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