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Still Alive

Bitter Sweet

By Lauren BartonPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

Grief

is the price you pay for the loss of those you love

but this loss is too heavy on my heart

I cannot fathom how my heart can carry all this pain and still beat

laboured pulse

poor rhythm

yet still alive...

bitter sweet.

To love again

how could I?

when grief is the reward

how does one go on living without mimicking a fraud?

no one informs you of the pain

or how you ever cut the cord

is this the part i beg of you to save me?

O holy lord?

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Lauren Barton

Poet, Illustrator, Singer, Songwriter, Creative Soul 🤍

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    Written by Lauren Barton