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It's hard to admit at times, how deep I've sunk. When it all began I thought I was manipulative smart; the way I could "pretend" not to care so I could escape the shipwrecks I  inspired. At the time I was so preoccupied with my fears to notice just how much I'd disappear It seems so inexplicable to care all too much and suddenly swiftly so terrifyingly numb. And sometimes it's everything in every wake of blood coursing through my veins the fear the numbness the pain draining to vacuity, to ruin, And in the waves bring immeasurable unease disrupting an ocean of deafening speechlessness. Some days are easier, calmer, some days are ******* impossible*. And always it seems much easier to rest, to sleep, to collapse into the foamy rapids, then to swim against the riptide; And despite the efforts I've drawn in sand the allure of the sea floor is present at all times. But it always gets better, though admittingly this bubble is hard to remember. *In constant flow the sea is me, chaotic, dark, free, and so devistatingly beautiful, a never ending cycle of birth and death and continuity.*
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Apr 15, 2017
Apr 15, 2017 at 3:36 AM UTC
The Sea, An Analysis
It's hard to admit at times, how deep I've sunk. When it all began I thought I was manipulative smart; the way I could "pretend" not to care so I could escape the shipwrecks I  inspired. At the time I was so preoccupied with my fears to notice just how much I'd disappear It seems so inexplicable to care all too much and suddenly swiftly so terrifyingly numb. And sometimes it's everything in every wake of blood coursing through my veins the fear the numbness the pain draining to vacuity, to ruin, And in the waves bring immeasurable unease disrupting an ocean of deafening speechlessness. Some days are easier, calmer, some days are ******* impossible*. And always it seems much easier to rest, to sleep, to collapse into the foamy rapids, then to swim against the riptide; And despite the efforts I've drawn in sand the allure of the sea floor is present at all times. But it always gets better, though admittingly this bubble is hard to remember. *In constant flow the sea is me, chaotic, dark, free, and so devistatingly beautiful, a never ending cycle of birth and death and continuity.*
I started this at 12 am on April 14th and edited it and reconstructed it at 3 am April 15th (as you can see I work best in the twilight). I'm not sure if this piece is quite done, or if there will be a continuation of some sort, but here is something that represents my constantly shifting headspace. Enjoy.
raquel-butler
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Apr 15, 2017
Apr 15, 2017 at 3:36 AM UTC
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