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The fire of life
might fade a while
it will be relighted
and will never die
 May 2020 Joseph Miller
sophia
long hair cut short.
apology after apology.
jackets often worn,
if not, sweaters or
long-sleeved tops.
anti-social,
not because
i hate people,
but i fear they hate me.
isolation in my bed,
sometimes,
panic attacks
in the bathroom.
constant overthinking,
whether 3 am or 3 pm.
scribbles thoughts
into poems,
but hides them.
pushes away,
even though i want
to pull them closer.
just a few sentences on (my) signs of depression.
raised in empathy
not to be your

enemy
why do you

hate me you
never even

met me
you call me

a name but
I already have

a name please
let me

introduce myself
you will see

we are blood
relatives
How could
      you grasp the essence
      when your mind
       is fixed in every instance?
Love knows not
the reason for its loving
only that, losing it
is the cause of its dying.
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