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I woke up in tears this morning from a surreal dream that broke me down. I don't know what to make of it, all this heaviness and sorrow... but I'm going to give it all to God.

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now this is talent

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Cold As the frost bites Slowly creep into my skin And the ice cold wind Cinches me bare No layers can keep me warm Nausea hits me at the core My heart sinks to the bottomless Pit of the floor My hands lose strength As I reach for what I think is the light If only the light would take the bite Take my hand and save me from this Lonely darkness that engulfs me in Deeper, I sink But I thought that was the light I thought it was I truly wanted and needed To redeem me But it pushes me further down Drowning me further in my insecurities and doubt I’m stuck pick me up All I really needed was love

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I feel like I’ve lost my voice my identity my inspiration for living

stuck in time and place in a home with no love no appreciation no thanksgiving

I wish I could say goodbye I wish that the stars aligned I wish that with the freedom of life it didn’t cost a price of sacrifice

who’s the outcast who’s the blacksheep who’s the one to run her hands under the fiery friction of the sun’s heat

who feels inadequate, unloved, and incomplete who’s the only child who has the shoulder everything for the sake of peace? but is there peace?

I wish I could run I wish I could by gone by tomorrow

but I’m still here misunderstood keeping my mouth shut in the void and silence

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by rikunorakari

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Photo: MICHAEL CLIFFORD

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