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cat

i think it must be human nature

to feel lonely at your

worst.

to reach out

mad with

grappling claws

at those around you

wanting

needing

out for five minutes

or maybe an hour

or long enough for tea to boil on a stove

choking on your own thoughts

and loosing battles to your demons

but this

is

when

people

turn

away.

because no one wants to love

a mad creature who cannot save itself.

a mirror full of c

ra

ck

s, reflecting the worst of your personality.

a cat who cannot retract its c l a w s

and i think it must be in my nature

to be found wanting

because drinking isn't helping anymore

and i just want a *******

hug

and a hand to go through my hair

because sometimes

being alive is hard

and my mind is too loud

for me

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Oct 15, 2013
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