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Cease To Exist

September 21, 2021
By Anonymous

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.


The author's comments:

This piece is fictional but based on some non-fictional aspects of the author.


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Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Sep. 24 2021 at 8:52 am
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.
--me

You just gave your identity away...

Sardinelover said...
on Sep. 24 2021 at 8:30 am
Sardinelover, Franklin, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
"Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul, and healthy for the body"- Proverbs 16:24.

@CrazyCatLady6 , thank you!

on Sep. 22 2021 at 3:10 pm
CrazyCatLady6 GOLD, New Radnor, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"There would be no shadows if the sun were not shining"

Wow... this is... wow