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Date Written:<\/em><\/strong> 25 May 2016<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here I am in this mass of quicksand
Staring up into this world of light shining through leaves and tree branches
Sinking further and further as this hole full of quicksand expands

Throw in cattle, rushed words, and miniscule voices
That scrutinize my thoughts
And test my faith that I am alive
That I am awake

When really I’m just sleeping
Dreaming of flying so high
To a nightmare falling

Fumbling over my own feet
Into this small spring of sand
Sitting nonchalantly right in front of me

It sticks to my feet
And pulls weight down onto my shoulders
As others use me as leverage to get higher
Or rather, get out of this hell hole

I’m more than a foot stuck under
Waist deep
Thigh deep
It\u2019s all the same to me: I’m in deep

I’m in deep and sinking further
Like a drawbridge except I part downwards, never drawing up

Then here comes the whisk of wind that makes me feel alright
Tickling my ears and cupping my back of head in it’s elusive hand
Stroking my hair
Telling me it will all be over soon
My support is here
Here with me
Me
But not you
Because you and I inhabit the same body
The same smile
The same laugh
The same health problems
The same in every way
Except, the only difference being
A part of me has died
While a part of you struggles to revive

The little girl crying on the inside
Every time she fails
Fumbles
Falls
And dies

Welcome to the Darkness
How will you survive?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Date Written: 25 May 2016 Here I am in this mass of quicksandStaring up into this world of light shining through leaves and tree branchesSinking…<\/p>\n

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