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Aeaea

I live my life on an island,

and my world is small.

I stand for hours on my shore,

waiting for the plates of the earth

to shift beneath me;

to carry me across the oceans

to continents that I will never reach

on my own.

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28 / F / Australian

Published: Apr 9, 2019
LinesWords: 846

Notes: ©Nicola-Isobel H. 10.04.2019
Tags: #autism #chronicillness #unrequitedlove #disability #greekmythology #isolation #loneliness #rejectionsensitivedysphoria

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