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Introvert
Standing on the edge of a black hole
 prancing on the peripheral
 proceeding into the darkness
 Balancing, trying not to fall
 
 Invisible breeze swaying these feet
 in and out, in and out
 tripping, trying not to fall
 
 Into this black hole
 that threatens to swallow me up in one gasp
 Swathing me in the dark
 snipping the veins of declaration
 
 Once before, I had tumbled,
 deep into the abysmal hole.
 I never hit the bottom, but scraped the edges just enough to feel the pain.
 
 Nails bracing, 
 toes breaking
 struggling only to see those tiny hands
 and that sliver of lightt
 
 The light that beacons my exit
 Shining so brightly
 beautifully burning, beckoning my arrival
 to the surface of a spartan well
 
 But now I am here teetering
 hoping not to fall again.
 These soles are worn and tattered
 from this never ending dance.
 
 Screaming to be saved
 "save me from this black hole"
 Within myself, within myself. On the outs, I am 
 stumbling, trying not to fall. 
 
 Please, into this hole of my mind, I am trying not to fall.

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