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1.1k · Nov 2021
Look but don’t stare
Aisha Nov 2021
Why is this so fun, why is this so enjoyable, there’s nothing dangerous about self care
I’m only helping myself
I’m taking care of myself so please don’t worry about me, I can handle it on my own, just go away so you won’t be disappointed, that’s all I can offer
650 · Jan 2021
just keep breathing
Aisha Jan 2021
Isn't it beautiful
I breathe in all those gasses but
my body chooses you
Inhales you
Absorbs you
Allows you to caress my lungs
Fill my blood
Give me energy
give me life
I open my arms on a sunny day and
you swath me in your gentle breeze
I gasp for you
Yearn for you
I need you
Even when I'm not aware, you're
always there

So why is it when I'm drowning
When I need you most
I gasp
I yearn
I scream
I beg
I cry
you never come
I suddenly lose my breath
and suffocate in your absence
I wrote this in my sleep
431 · Nov 2020
Phantom
Aisha Nov 2020
I’ve always chased
chased
always

so why do I run
hide
ghost

when you chase me back
just something to ponder
216 · Apr 2021
paradise
Aisha Apr 2021
I just want to go to sleep
and make it all go away
I stopped dreaming 5 years ago anyways
I don’t know what else to do
but when I wake up—
I’ll fix myself
temporary bliss from eternal pain
70 · Jun 2020
Ghosted
Aisha Jun 2020
I hope you didn’t cry.
I’m not worth your tears,
let me cry myself to sleep—and forget this ever happened.
I couldn’t live up to your expectations, this is who I am.
58 · Jan 2023
Nothing changed.
Aisha Jan 2023
Nothing changed.
I see your pain.
I tried therapy.
I tried counseling.
I tried praying.
I tried working out.
I tried opening up.
I tried making friends.
I tried good habits.
I tried bad habits.
I tried overwhelming my brain.
I tried underwhelming my brain.
I’ve tried, I’ve tried, I’ve tried, I’ve tried.
All I do is try. And I’m so tired.
Why now do I get **** for resting.
Why am I not allowed that.
what did I ever do so wrong
how do I always end up right here

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