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Drowning on Purpose

because the truth was louder

By Gail FredricksPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
Drowning on Purpose
Photo by Vinicius "amnx" Amano on Unsplash

My silence

It's the loudest sound I’ve ever heard

It creeps in

Deafening

The feelings I swallow

The secrets I keep

My silence

It drowns me

Or is it the bottle

Drowning me -

Better than silence ever could

Mental HealthStream of Consciousnesssad poetry

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Gail Fredricks

just someone learning, unlearning, and laughing through the chaos.

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    Written by Gail Fredricks