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Blurry

My camera is blurry and I can't breathe

I see people passing by and I think maybe I should talk to them

But then I don't and they're gone and I'm alone again

But it's my fault that I only talk to shooting stars 

And it's my fault that the rippling waves don't move for me

And I know maybe I should try harder and be better but I'm so used to having no one and nothing

And these days I've been so scared for my future because I have to do this and plan for that and make connections with people 

And then I think I can't do this and maybe I should just quit because I can't handle it all

Because it is all just too much

 

But tomorrow I will wake up

And I will pretend

And I will smile

And I will hope that this will pass.

◄ The Time We Spent

Will You? ►

Comments

Tim Higbee

Wed 15th Nov 2023 21:43

purplemoon, I feel the frustration in your poem. You ever think maybe it's just life that's out of focus. It's like a puzzle with all the pieces out of order. We spend our life trying to frame in the border. Sometimes we just need to focus on the center and forget what's on the perimeter.

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