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The Story of Surviving Myself

By Courtney WatsonPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
The Story Isn't Over It Has Just Begun

I see you looking at me,

Yet you don't see it at all.

I'm balancing on the edge,

Not afraid to fall.

You see them on me.

You pretend to care.

Yes, I see them too.

I put them there.

All you see is the outside,

But, it's the inside I intended to show.

Those marks.. They are not me.

That's a part of me... A part I wanted you to never know.

You say something, though it's not your right.

It is not your rage or hate, nor your pain.

It is mine, pouring over me like a storm and I'm caught in its rain.

I am going to be ok because things will go right.

There is going to be a day to end this everlasting night.

This moment my world may be dark But everyday is not meant for shine.

You see the dark and you judge, but remember this life it isn't yours, it is mine.

I see you looking at me.

You haven't noticed at all.

I made it.. I survived.. I never gave up.. I refused to fall.

sad poetry

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Courtney Watson

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