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Go to sleep now. . . . And when you awake you will find A new world, with new desires New feelings, new beliefs and new joys You will experience a sense of total satisfaction Acceptance, and sureness of yourself No more pain and need and disappointment Only gentle bliss. But that makes me less That steals away my humanity, my comparisons My decisions; even my mistakes. You don’t have the right to deny me my suffering Who makes these decisions anyway? Let me up -- I must go Damn these straps and your stone-faced grin! Let me up -- My tears spew with hatred Rage seething as my blood and snot and weeping mix . . . Go to sleep now. . . .
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July 10, 2021 at 9:32 PM
Oh my ! I am in complete awe. The beginning holds tenderness, comfort, a sense of peace overflowing from within. And then- The next part is suffocating, painful and intense. No one belongs in such a moment. Ever ! Your thoughts are deep and powerful, all at the same time. ~ Brandy
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