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They come out of nowhere And can be as simple as a word Intrusive, flashing voices Who refuse not to be heard These opinions with biased force Keep ringing in my ears Burning through my retinas And searing their mark upon my fears Like a thousand prickling itches That cannot be soothed by a scratch Stifling does not contain them They constantly find new ways of attack The mind is a delicate balance Of inner and outer cues A slight shift can cause a deafening Where clear thoughts spiral to confused
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Apr 7, 2019
Apr 7, 2019 at 1:28 PM UTC
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They come out of nowhere And can be as simple as a word Intrusive, flashing voices Who refuse not to be heard These opinions with biased force Keep ringing in my ears Burning through my retinas And searing their mark upon my fears Like a thousand prickling itches That cannot be soothed by a scratch Stifling does not contain them They constantly find new ways of attack The mind is a delicate balance Of inner and outer cues A slight shift can cause a deafening Where clear thoughts spiral to confused
Triggers are afflictions that come out of nowhere, and "set up shop" within the minds of even the most stoic individuals...Proof Positive that no one truly knows what others struggle with; and that appearances can definitely be deceiving!
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Apr 7, 2019
Apr 7, 2019 at 1:28 PM UTC
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