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By Alejandra Mora HendlerPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
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the words will not flow

the anger on the surface

writings have stalled

i’ve lost my purpose

how can dreams speak to me

when they are blocked

by the demons of nightmares

that refuse to set me free?

these faces

these places

they plague me

they mock me

play games with my feelings

my vision is blurred now

i can’t seem to find out

who i am

what’s my plan

where in this world

does my loyalty land

no more straight lines

sunrise or clear paths

just hatred, despair

and the violence of aftermath

of my life and my choices

my trauma these voices

fighting inside of my mind

trying to hide

leaking outside

from my ears and my eyes

i’m imploding

exploding

i’ve no more to give

this faith is breaking

this life is taking

my rawness

my talent

my reason for being

i’m no one

i’m nothing

the words have gone missing

the sirens are blaring

as they search for the past

a search that won’t last

because who i once was

is someone that’s gone

maybe that’s too much

but tell me i’m wrong…

sad poetry

About the Creator

Alejandra Mora Hendler

Mother, wife & author. My poetry chapbooks and novella are on amazon. A free chapter of the novella is right here on vocal, and my new book Jasper & Sunny will be released here first one chapter at a time!

www.alejandramorahendler.com

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  • Gideon 6ix3 years ago

    Sometimes we do miss the people we used to be because of how disappointed we are with our current selves. Wonderful writing- thank you for sharing!

  • Babs Iverson3 years ago

    Terrific!!! Left some love!!!

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