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Cease To Exist
Lavender smoke fills my surroundings.
Inducing blurring visions and shivers down my spine.
The hair on my arms rises like a porcupine’s.
Before me could be infinite, unpredictable endings.
My throat is dry, I can’t cry.
My face is covered with my yellow sweater.
As my hands tear through the invisible barrier,
I cross to the otherside.
Never to return again.
At least that was the dream that was stuck in my brain.
The dream that I would cease to exist, erased from the memories of my loved ones.
That was my aha moment.
A week before I hated the thought of change.
In fact I was incapable of changing my mindset.
I never let anyone in, and kept things bottled up inside to the point where I made my family worry about me.
I began to pull their emotions down because of my constant melancholy.
Pessimism followed me like a shadow,
The only string of hope was the sorrow my computer would borrow.
Since the day that I decided it was time to make a difference.
I surrounded myself with positivity.
I watched videos that lifted up my mood.
Backed away from red flags of toxicity,
And grew more than a string of hope.
When tough circumstances dived in my path, I was able to cope.
Ever since I made a difference in my life,
My whole world began to change.
Others around me were happy for me, and they were happy around me.
Now I would remain in their memories because of the good things I did for them.
And the amazing place I had in their hearts.
If I was to cease to exist they would never forget me.
I no longer had that nightmare of a dream.
And I was able to fall soundly asleep to the point that my glee would turn to happy screams.
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