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Self-Care

Self-Care

By Deanna DelliaPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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Today was a bad day

I’m seeing stars

lingering in the hangover of sobbing

drowning in my own tears

I got lost inside my head again

dragged to the bottom of the sea again

pulled by the anchors attached to my legs

I feel a pain that’s all too familiar

like a next door neighbor

that won’t leave me alone

I’m still paying for the mistakes

made by my former self

Shaken that I haven’t changed

as much as I thought

I see the devil lurking in the shadows

waiting to escort me back to hell

I’m trying to swim up

I’m trying to kick and paddle

but I feel paralyzed

crippled by self enmity

But I don’t need to drown again

I won’t

I know how to survive this

Even if I can’t swim right now

I know what can lift me up

I have floating devices

I can paint waves

collect shells

listen to the hymns of the seagulls

or watch the sunset on the horizon

I can’t swim

But it’s okay

to wear a life jacket for now

I deserve to float

I deserve peace

and so do you

- Self-Care

sad poetry
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About the Creator

Deanna Dellia

Deanna Dellia is an up and coming poet in New York. She is a psychotherapist, an educator, and an activist. Learn more about the poetry collection at intsagram.com/deannadelliapoetry and more about the author at instagram.com/deannadellia

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