After being hurt so many times before in the past you associate that pain with everything. "I love you" is no longer just that, the phrase comes with a million and one doubts such as, "Are you sure?", "Why would you love me?", and "You just think you love me" the wounds never healed because you didn't allow them to. What is love if you don't feel pain? Happiness if you've never felt the agony of sadness? And life if you don't know struggles? We often are the reasons why we don't achieve happiness because it's easier to remain stuck in the mindset of "Screw it" even when the sun shines so brightly we bring out our dark, grey clouds and rain down on the light that's tried so hard to pierce through the deep empty abyss that restrict us best our minds. - Andree L.
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Perception
PoetryConstantly thoughts circulate throughout my mind and rarely do I find the time to allow them to come alive. Throwing the words on paper, giving meaning to each line giving it a pulse so you know its alive. I decided to take the time and create a boo...