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  Oct 2018 Alyssa Baugh
Emily Dickinson
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What I can do—I will—
Though it be little as a Daffodil—
That I cannot—must be
Unknown to possibility—
  Oct 2018 Alyssa Baugh
Emily Dickinson
1233

Had I not seen the Sun
I could have borne the shade
But Light a newer Wilderness
My Wilderness has made—
Alyssa Baugh Oct 2018
The absence of my peers
has conditioned my mind to dissociation.
Reality comes back starving for what little sanity I possess.
It laughs and scoffs in my face as I continuously trip and bruise my
                                                                                                 Knees.
And at the end of the day I crawl to the deep cave where i dwell
Licking my wounds choking on the taste of copper
this isn't what I was destined to become
I'm still your daughter.

Here I found myself in the slaughter house where you've  decided i belong.
I make friends with shadows and the night has become my confidant
Sorrow spills from my lips in manic chatter.
my cigarettes are always almost gone.
I've fallen behind and i'm out of breath I need
                                                                    Rest.
my feet keep walking and my eyes keep searching for safety
wearily and discouraged , telling my self , keep going , keep going , keep going , keep going.
most of my poetry is focused on my family life and how i have been able to over come, confront , and accept trauma.
Alyssa Baugh Oct 2018
losing you has been
difficult.
Your now on your way to become ash
Then into a bottle Ill keep on my
shelf along with the others i've lost.
The others we both loved.
If there is a heaven I sure hope your there, and i
hope all your pain is gone and you enjoy the sunshine on your skin.
I hope your helping all of us out that need help.
Like me.
I'm retracing my same o'l steps, I don't mind the detour this time.
i
For the emotions i cant seem to face , I miss you so much Kim.
Alyssa Baugh Sep 2018
Numb my soul
hide the ugly that's all over me
My shadows chase me
    everywhere I go.
This shuddering breath that is mine
  wont ever
            let me find peace..
Shaking hands with darkness
   The sunlight always hurts my eyes

Trembling  hands guide me
  My trembling  and unsure hands
Hands I'm not even sure why you would
want to hold ..

My anxiety constantly makes a fool out of me.
I'm
    discouraged
                     all the
                               Time....
Alyssa Baugh Sep 2018
This day is hopeful
I cant figure out if i'm lying to myself
or genuinely trying to embrace optimism
I've got to get myself out of this rut
that I've willingly tossed myself into
Painting pictures until I find peace
in the gentle yet delicate strokes
as light as my breath
I create
The beauty I wished
I could see in
                   Myself..
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