ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱɴᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴇᴍ

ᴍᴏᴏɴ

I feel so empty but i also feel like there's a galaxy in me

But the galaxy is a void and the stars have long died

 

 And it feels like my soul is trapped in my body

 It feels like my soul is banging on my bones and begging to be let out

 And it feels like it wants to go very very far from here, 

 

I try to cry so that maybe it'll ease the weight but my tears don't form

But there's always a lump in my throat that I can't swallow

And there's this feeling in my chest like it’s been hollowed

 

Sometimes I put my hand to my heart because there is something that beats so tirelessly and so consistently just so that I can keep living.

 

But my heart is also a timer. 

It will beat many times, but every beat brings it closer to the day that it stops.

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  • sorenbarrett

    There is a melancholy to this write a darkness and shadow that draws ever closer to the final beat. There is this finality where the race ends and nothing awaits. Well written

  • Tristan Robert Lange

    Sylva, this is raw, painful, and deeply human. You captured the strange cruelty of continuing physically while feeling depleted within. Your words matter, and so do you…please stay connected to someone you trust and let them know how you are feeling. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

  • Fränz Müller

    Sometimes life goes on even when the shine has long since faded out. Nicely said.



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