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the walls heave
deep and frantic
each exhale
shrinks space
tightens air
closer
still

until
I
am









.
I stood at the centre of it all
your attention and your promises,
and yet, it was ink
on brittle pages
that held me like roots hold the dead.
these words held me in ways
your arms never did,
and your presence never could.
At the edges of horizon
where sky meets sea-
they lift their golden faces
to the waiting wind
they spin, laugh
and wish upon stars
overcome with longing to 𝒃𝒆.

Lost stars in twilight air
weightless prayers
with nowhere to rest,
sweeping into currents
unseen, unknown,
and settling into worlds
far from here.
Third time’s the charm
but it’s been five..
seven..
fifteen..
I’ve lost count.
I think this one’s deep enough
I think this one comes close
to rivaling every wretched thing
I did today.
For all the discourse about it,
they always neglect
to mention the raw
beauty of it.

The scarlet beads and
uneven armlets
curling around edges
of untamed flesh
grotesque on the outside,
uglier on the inside,
𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐲
it’ll be deep enough.
Its confirmed
My depression is real
Not self diagnosed
But clinically
I hope to get better
While I'm writing to you,
But I can't
Because I have the flu
I just took a science test
Didn't fail
but at the same time
I didn't pass
Red is for your lips; shiny, glossy, perfect
Orange is for your laptop; you always carry it around
Yellow is for your highlights; as blonde as the sand dunes in the desert
Green is for your eyes, which sparkle in the moonlight
Blue is for your emotions; broken and fixed at the same time
Violet is for your hair; the most beautiful shade of plum

                        I love you, Luna <3
Tears fall down my eyes
As I cry
Cry
I want you to come back
Please
Stay longer
But you can't
As your bones are laid out in a heart
A heart to show you loved me
But you don't exist anymore
I've lost the ability to love......
Stab in the side
                    Make me cry
        Stab in the foot
                     Yes, it hurt
     Bruises on my arms
              Don't be alarmed
         Cuts on my wrist
                    Add it to the list
          Burned my chest
               Definitely not the best
                                Lies on the side
                                    Laws to abide
           Tonight I'll die
With a ****** knife at my side
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