Life I can't stand; that tears me apart.
Six years of dust, in this damaged heart.
So far I've tried three times to depart,
So far away from you.
This numbness inside me; it's nothing new.
Five years of cold distance, that's why I withdrew.
I used to wish I could start life anew,
So far away from you.
When they ask how I am; I act nonchalant.
Fours years clean, of the pain that I want.
Shadows keep clinging but I brush them off,
So far away from you.
Cracks spread across; the surface of my lies.
Three years ago I would have cried.
Without anyone in who I'd confide,
So far away from you.
Nine trips to the bathroom; my daily defiance.
Two years of waiting, painful silence.
I try to sleep but my body riots,
So far away from you.
17 isn't long; for me to have to be this strong.
One year to go, it seems so long.
At last I know where I belong,
Still so far away from you.
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Not me. (2023)
Short Storyso, I've been struggling for a long time now, and I never told anyone about it. I've never opened up. but I met someone who understands how I feel, and I'm beginning to feel again. I don't know how to do it, but I finally feel I can fight. I've been...
