A Collection of Poems

I am trapped underwater

And I am trying to keep the

Air in my lungs

Pushing myself to reach the

Surface, but every time I

Come close I am stopped

By the cinderblocks chained

To my feet, dragging me back

Down to the bottom, to

The dark

I may never fill my lungs with

Fresh air again.

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I am halfway to believing

That I will die still

Trying to find the love I

Know I deserve.

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It is so exhausting trying

To give all the best parts of

Myself to someone, only to

Watch them slowly lose interest

And fade away.

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I am constantly torn between

Loving too much or not at all

Between fighting for someone until it

Exhausts me or just letting them go

Tearing down all of my walls or

Building them up even higher

There is a constant battle inside me between

Letting myself love or keeping

Myself guarded, but despite the

Heartache it may bring

Loving always wins.