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The Borders of Sanity

November 17, 2014
By ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"You are only confined by the walls you build around yourself." "Follow your heart, but take your brain with you." "You were born to be real, not to be perfect."


I'm climbing these walls so steep and slick with rain. My grip loosens, my fingers ache, and I'm forced to let go. I'm gliding down, fast like a falling star, and I'm burning. But I stop abruptly as my hands find a spot to hold against the slippery slope, though it hurts, and it's shifting underneith my touch. These walls, so tall, are very much alive. They shiver, they shake, they tremble underneith my finger tips as I pull myself higher towards the top. But my eyes travel down, and I'm scared. My sanity slipping away with my grip on the ledge. I'm so close to reaching the top that I become careless. A fool. My haste makes me miss, and once again I fall down the icy slope.

These borders are shaking away, as my body violently shudders. We are both frightened, both lost.

Both a wall wishing to be more. A bridge, a bridge that'll lead us to freedom. Maybe the depression is built this way, trying to confine me, to trap me inside.

But I'll become free. Maybe not today, but someday.



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on Jan. 21 2015 at 12:10 pm
Anastasia.Z BRONZE, West Newton, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Life is like quicksand. The more we struggle, the more we drown in it. -Keanu Reeves

Thanks hun, I just don't get on as much as I used to.

on Nov. 26 2014 at 1:04 pm
ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
92 articles 0 photos 88 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You are only confined by the walls you build around yourself." "Follow your heart, but take your brain with you." "You were born to be real, not to be perfect."

Thank you so much Ana :) I appreciate it. I haven't seen you write anything new in a while. Your work is wonderful!

on Nov. 25 2014 at 12:03 pm
Anastasia.Z BRONZE, West Newton, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is like quicksand. The more we struggle, the more we drown in it. -Keanu Reeves

Wow, this is incredible! You've done a splendid job of creating such a powerful piece to really symbolize depression. This was full of raw emotion. I'm impressed. Great job, beautiful! ;)

on Nov. 25 2014 at 11:57 am
ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
92 articles 0 photos 88 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You are only confined by the walls you build around yourself." "Follow your heart, but take your brain with you." "You were born to be real, not to be perfect."

Thank you so much Emily! I really appreciate the time you took to read something I wrote. I absoluetly love your writing and I'm glad you enjoyed this!

on Nov. 25 2014 at 11:34 am
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

Oh, geez Luis. This is absolutel, wonderful and beautiful. It's filled with emotion and honesty and rawness of honesty and beauty. It's amazing and phenomenal and wonderful to me.    I love it. :) It's just so, beautiful. It's filled with such power, too. You are a wonderful and amazing and talented and beautiful writer, filled with talent and greatness and light and beauty in you; and so, so much more. 'Tis true. :)   Thank you so much, my friend! for sharin this. :) I look forward to reading more of your writings. Thank you, again! :)