15. Before

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Days were dark.
Nights were unbearable.
And every second in between absolutely needed distractions.

Sleep brought momentary peace.
A chapter break.
Peace of mind.
A comfortable pause from unsettling directions that the mind tended to take.
The untamable became tame.

But as time ripped the moments from my unsteady hands, I was to begin again.

The thought of waking up brought dread.
Every. Single. Day.
A blurry future is the clearest it could bring. If there was one to even consider.

Hardly alive.
Only existed.

Wished for a conclusion.
But of course, one never came.

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