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Poetry

I wrote this in December, 2021. I had life changing surgery that year, and this poem helped me express how I had been feeling since my surgery.

Sometimes

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by ChassTheAss

by ChassTheAss

Sometimes, you have to be a shadow to be among the living

Sometimes, you have to face the dark alone to even make it out alive

Sometimes, you have to feel small in a world that already feels so empty

Sometimes, you have to hide your pain so nobody can see how bad things really are

Sometimes, you have to reach your breaking point so you can make a new start

Sometimes, you have to face your demons head on so you can move forward

Sometimes, you have to fall short in order to accomplish your dreams

Sometimes, you have to make sacrifices to make your own life better

Sometimes, you have to wilt just so you can finally blossom

Sometimes, you have to be your own sunrise

Sometimes.....