i'll sink but i'll prevail,
resurface and won't fail.
i could die,
but instead i'll fly.
my legs will carry me,
and i'll be free.
they'll try to constrain my freedom,
but i'll just mislead 'em.
fire beneath my feet,
blackening the concrete.
they won't catch me,
i'm an escapee.
-java
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diaphanous
Poetrydiaphanous is a collection of various poems written by java around 2014-2016 about enduring parental emotional abuse and bullying at school as well as navigating through major depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety.
