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When everything looked fine, but everything changed

By Moonchild WritesPublished 7 months ago 1 min read
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Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

Between all the calm, chaos happened.

In all the luxuries, choice happened.

Growing up was easy —

But between all the desires, we became busy.

Money came, it went.

Prayers were made, prayers were sent.

Nobody knew what all this meant.

Life was worth living.

F*cks were worth giving.

We chose to avoid mistakes —

Never knew a lot was at stake.

Suddenly, I am 23.

For the world, I am free —

But never, for me.

I think life just happened.

Something right must have happened.

I am not a kid anymore.

In the calm, chaos must have happened.

Stream of Consciousness

About the Creator

Moonchild Writes

"I am a Moonchild – born under silence, raised by chaos.

I speak in pauses, feel in storms, and write in phases.

My words are not loud, but they echo.

Not here to be read—here to be felt."

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