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MY STRUGGLE

IM STILL ALIVE

By DAPHNE SUTHERLUNPublished about a year ago 1 min read

I have this ghost in my blood ,A chemical wisper in my brain, a promise of power, speed escape but it leaves me broken A heart out of shape.

They call it glassbut it dosent reflectit shatters dreams leaves respect wrecked. I traded mornings for nights too long traded my strenghth for false hopes

I didnt choose the spiral, The first hit denial, "This aint me Id say but it carved me away bit by bit day by day"

The faces in the mirror stopped looking back eyes hollow,life off track. every fix more chains id weave, the lies id tell the love id leave

Today im trying to breathe to feel something real my ache in my chest the sting in my soul thats my heart fighting to feel whole

this isnt pretty this isnt sweet tears screems its learning again how to try

Im walking back from the edge of dispair,step by step the weight feels unfair ive got a voice i choose to fight i choose my life

So here i stand shards in my hand,. but im buiding a future in my other hand not perfect not painlessill, survive because im ,more than the struggle im alive DAPHNE CRYSTAL SUTHERLUN

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About the Creator

DAPHNE SUTHERLUN

WRITING AS ALWAYS BEEN THE ONE THING THAT WOULD CALM ME DOWN

WHEN MY MIND DOSENT SHUT OFF. WRITING IS MY SAFE PLACE MY ESCAPE FROM THE WORLD THE ONE PLACE I CAN BE ME WITHOUT JUDGMENT

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