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A place to call home

I adorn myself with petals and words of affirmation 
Softly spoken over the temple I reside in
A home that has been burnt down more times that I can count 
Walls crashing all around me 
A fragile foundation 
I’ve uprooted and moved 
Unearthed the ground beneath my vessel 
Stripped away old wounds that have been plastered on top of one another 
I have pulled back the layers 
Revealing the bare bones of my being 
My true essence and colour 
Because here is where I live
And here is where I will occupy until I breathe my last breath 
I will make a safe haven out of this body that houses my soul 
A place to call home

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Afloat

I am simply trying to stay afloat 
In an otherwise sinking land
An escape between past and future 
An island of pain 
Treaded up 
Barefoot in the sand 
Grains of memories stuck in the creases 
Standing is sore 
Walking is sore
On my hands and knees I beg
Relief is all I pray for 
The physical and mental torment 
Occupying a vessel that doesn’t know how to swim 
My head hurts from thinking 
My hands hurt from holding on 
The sun hasn’t risen in a while now 
But the clouds bare a similar resemblance 
To the ache that wants to be unearthed 
Tears and rain, all in the same 
A necessary cleansing so we can grow beyond

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Pedestal

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I glorify men 
Placing them high on a pedestal 
Where my father fell short
The bar is in hell 
And the bare minimum are the crumbs I live off 
Satiated from nothing and empty promises
An illusion of fullness 
As I see myself in half
As I saw myself in half 
As I stand here with a void desperate to be filled
Take me served up on a silver platter
Ill intentions disguised as good deeds 
And deflection paired with belittlement right on time 
The light within me dims when I’m faced with their conditioning 
And the fire is lit 
Am I being gaslit? 
I hook my claws onto potential 
As my reflection bounces back at me 
Disguised as I swim in the delusion of what they’re telling me 
Words so loud and action rarely found 
I abandon myself at the sight of basic decency