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Withering Souls.
Venomous
words are stronger than you think. Their poison seeps deep into your veins
blurring everything you’ve ever known. Stinging your skin, crushing your
bones. Your head starts to explode from the pain and all of these new
Feelings
of pain. Am I dead? Is this killing me? Or is it making me stronger? My
thoughts are the anecdote for this ache crawling through my being. A
sudden rush of sorrow starts to
Swarm
my brain, the misery distorting my personal memories. Am I reliving them
or trying to remember how they once played out? If you could see inside
My
thoughts and memories, you would ask yourself what went wrong? Where
did she fall down and lose it all? Some probably think I just hit my
Head
too hard after falling and getting right back up again. Maybe they’re right,
and
even though that is hard to admit, what they don’t know is that these
ghosts inside my head help me face my fears, and what my heart held.
You can
Slash
these blacked out memories from my consciousness, but for some reason
they will never go
away
Never far enough. I won’t let you down, but however long it takes,
my
soul can wither away to a million pieces, my
heart
may be broken and cold; this toxin can only consume so much of me.
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This piece I wrote while reading and a book about a girl who is losing her sister to mental illness. This piece reflects how it might feel to let thoughts control your being, whether you can control it or not, and to find the inner strength in yourself.