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Take Me Away
Take me away
To the land of peace
Carry me through the flowing wind
Let the sun soak through my skin
Take me away
Into your land of peace
As we become one with the world
And we fly away
Take me away
To a land of life
Where I can be free
Where I can be happy
With no burdens to carry
But now I have disappeared
Into a land of depression
Where I am nothing
Where I belong
But now I have disappeared
Into a land of restlessness
Trauma, rage, and fear
Where I cannot rest
Leave me here
Here in the land of chaos
Where every corner is a new tragedy
Where nothing ever gets better
Leave me here
In the land of self-hate and numbness
Where I can’t feel
Where I don’t know how to breath
Leave me here
Where the thorns of life stab me
Where the vines suffocate me
As I fall into an abyss of nothingness
Look away
For I am nothing more than a distorted image
A glitch in the system
A mere speck of dust
Look away
As I evaporate into thin air
And turn into dying flowers
As you lay me on my grave
Turn away
So that you don’t see my face
Don’t look into my eyes
For they are soulless
Walk away
Just leave my body here
And run
Spare yourself the pain
Forget me
For I am nothing to be remembered
I am merely a burden that has been carried around for too long
A dead bud in a blooming tree
Forget me
As I rot in this grave you made for me
And lay waste to the ground
As I become one with the earth and sky
Now I am truly at peace
For there are no fears here
No pain or sorrow
Only calm and quiet
Now I am truly at home
In this land of warmth
Where the tide meets the sand oh so gently
Where the sky is clear and sunny
Now I am truly at rest
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you can see these on my twt too @yyomida
This piece is a representation of an event of my past. About a year ago, I was diagnosed with severe depression. It's a struggle I live with every day. I wrote this during one of the lowest points in my life. Its a representation of my feelings and the effect on the people around me.