It's the pain—I can't think straight.
My mind dreams only in quatrains,
Rattling, shattering, utterly insane.
My hands go numb
From the pain—again.
Feeling like you're dying
Is surely worse than being dead.
Even just being is consuming—
At least, it consumes me with dread.
There's a ringing, a spinning in my head,
Full of words I never said.
Echoes of laughter in bed...
But I don’t really care—
No, I swear I don’t.
There’s too much pain everywhere else.
Even my skin feels too loud.
How could I think about
You
When just breathing
Is a battle I keep losing
Quietly,
Over and over again?
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Lolly Vieira
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You Think I Am Broken
Introduction This is inspired by my situation on Vocal, the Bouke de Vries work and the Screaming Trees song. I know that for many others, they would have walked away from Vocal, but I am taking it as a challenge. I get the feeling that Vocal moderators and others don't want me here (just my imposter syndrome paranoia), but I know a lot of people do, and obviously, some on Vocal do value me, so I will not be giving up.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 6 days ago in Poets
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That part about “even my skin feels too loud”—I felt that. It’s not polished or pretty, and that’s why it hits. Great job!