a part of me
tells me to open up
to volunteer
to help everyone
to stop living for myself.
the other part tells me
that if i do so,
the walls will come crashing down
on me,
that i should just mind my own business.

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ПоэзияPoetry & very short stories. Some are real, some are fantasies. // #11 in Poetry (February 24th 2016) Cover by the amazing @sighstiles
volunteer
a part of me
tells me to open up
to volunteer
to help everyone
to stop living for myself.
the other part tells me
that if i do so,
the walls will come crashing down
on me,
that i should just mind my own business.