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Existence

You were never supposed to exist
You breathe too loud
You have been the worst of nightmares
Maybe you shouldn't ever have existed

Why are you sick
Why couldn't you be normal
You were supposed to take care of me
That's the only reason I ever let you stay

You were destined to be the scapegoat 
You were born to be the punch bag of this family
Why don't you respect your elders
Why don't you give in to your destiny 

You weren't supposed to have ideas
Or thoughts or feeling or emotions
You were born
To take the weight of all our faults

To be made to believe your existence caused this
To never blink, to not flinch
To accept all blame, to never fight back

Why don't you just accept your role
This is what fate destined for you
Long before you were born
We decided not to have you 

You should be grateful
You're alive and breathing
Clothed and fed

You are too loud
In your needs and demands 
Born to be invisible 
You were never supposed to exist

Copyright © Shambhavi Shandilya | Year Posted 2026

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