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Drowning 12:07

My Mind After Dark

By Kayla SheppardPublished 8 years ago 1 min read

My mind is a pool

DEEP. DARK.

Full of chemicals

to destroy my inner filth, but don’t

The chemicals just mask it for now

At midnight

12:07

I lay awake

Swimming through my thoughts

I try to understand what you’ve done

Swimming into my depression

You’ve dragged my heart so deep

Then I remember

I cannot swim

Not in waters of the devil

But by now it’s too late

For I am drowning

I feel your grip

Much stronger than mine

Holding me under

I’d save myself

And gasp for air

But what’s the point?

sad poetry

About the Creator

Kayla Sheppard

Full of darkness in search of my light

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