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Never Truly Alone

(Those who suffer from mental health may get triggered.)

By LIFE MAZIPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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Photo by Xopher Wallace on Unsplash

I'm never truly alone.

Even emptiness can say it has a home

Drilled into my brain without

Anywhere else to go.

Emptiness occupies the bedroom

Within the walls of my mind.

She stays up in bed unable to feel

Her own heartbeat or any other sound

In the night.

Then there is fear.

He takes up the kitchen

Pretending to be welcoming and kind.

But when all of the lights go out,

Fear can unbutton his jeans

And begin to slouch

Only to stay in this position

This is torture; a drought.

Now there is depression

Who stays in the bathroom

Floating in the water which is filled

To the brim of the tub.

She tries to disconnect her head, her thoughts

And dunks it into the water

Only to resurface, breathless

With sore pink flesh

From scrubbing her body too hard

Until there's blood.

These three are my acquaintances

And they occupy my private zones.

I can't tell if this is good or bad

But I am never truly alone.

sad poetry
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About the Creator

LIFE MAZI

A RELIC OF GROWTH

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