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I have worn a hundred faces, Yet none have ever been my own. Laughter slips from my lips like borrowed words, Like a hollow ghost of grief and shame. I walk among them, unseen, unheard, A ghost with skin, a breathing blur. They call my name, but it is not mine, Just a sound, just a curse, just a whisper in time. They speak of love, they speak of light, Yet all I know is endless night. Love was a language I never learned, Only silence ever spoke to me. I reached for warmth, I reached for light, But even the sun recoiled from me. And if I vanish— If I slip between the cracks of existence, Will the world even pause? Will the sky lose its color? Will anyone know that I was ever here at all? I am no longer human. Perhaps, I never was.
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Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM UTC
No Longer Human
I have worn a hundred faces, Yet none have ever been my own. Laughter slips from my lips like borrowed words, Like a hollow ghost of grief and shame. I walk among them, unseen, unheard, A ghost with skin, a breathing blur. They call my name, but it is not mine, Just a sound, just a curse, just a whisper in time. They speak of love, they speak of light, Yet all I know is endless night. Love was a language I never learned, Only silence ever spoke to me. I reached for warmth, I reached for light, But even the sun recoiled from me. And if I vanish— If I slip between the cracks of existence, Will the world even pause? Will the sky lose its color? Will anyone know that I was ever here at all? I am no longer human. Perhaps, I never was.
Just existential crisis
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Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM UTC
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