I went through it all alone
Where were you then?I went through it all by myself!
Now, you say you had to care for yourself
I was just sad
But you told me that
I was the one who made it bad
All rotten and stale and bleak
You only had to pretend that
Not call me a freakWhy? Please tell me why
It was all a lieNow you come back to me
To burn my miseryIt burned me long ago
When I tried to follow
The harsh reality's rules
The chains were like ghouls
Biting away at my longing
After which my sense of belonging.
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A Sense Of Belonging
PoetryAnyone watched Ti West's "Pearl"? The eight-minute long monologue that the protagonist had to deliver near the movie's end. Yes, Mia Goth! Absolute kudos to her for her fantastic acting. This poem over here has been kind of inspired from those 8 cr...