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They Told Me to Fake it Till I Make it so I'm Faking My Breath

August 27, 2023
By SarafinaMagic BRONZE, Bloomington, Indiana
SarafinaMagic BRONZE, Bloomington, Indiana
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Cause they all said I'd do something amazing someday

And I don't think I could live life without it being that way

But sometimes I wonder what keeps me going through all the thunder and rain

What keeps me going through all the burning pain

I’m pushing through 

Persevering too

Following an invisible rope up an unclimbable mountain

Faking promises and smiles to conceal my dark eyed mess

Life is the hardest test

And I haven't studied

Or slept a wink

I'll never pass 

But that's ok cause you know what they say

Fake it till you make it

When your at the top don't stop and never look down

Well now I've  been climbing for so damn long

I've lost myself

Climbed so high haven't stopped to breath

Now I'm at the top realizing

I'm suffocating


The author's comments:

I write poetry to cope with my emotions. I write my poems fast, whatever comes out of my mind in the moment. Most of my poems are messy when I first write them. This poem is a bit more straightforward and captures how I felt accurately. Thanks for reading and have a great day!


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