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Knockout

Am I destined to lose?

By Kiesha’s DiaryPublished 2 years ago 1 min read

there is nothing more terrifying than the thoughts that go through my head

and their scary voices, i have remembered everything they have ever said

in my mind there is currently a war

between my thoughts and the voices it is hard to ignore

it is me versus ptsd, depression and anxiety

and they refuse to step down quietly

they will not back down without a fight

it is far from fair. any day, any night

right now it is a number too big-nil

my energy is drained i need refill

it has been years, and i am still

begging the doctor for that magical pill

i need it before it is too late

the voices have set a date

and there is no doubt

that they are determined to knock me out

sad poetry

About the Creator

Kiesha’s Diary

𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍. 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎. 𝚗𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜. 𝚠𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 ❀

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  • Manisha Dhalani2 years ago

    Does feel that way from time to time. I like how you made it feel so relatable - the emotions came true.

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