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As(phy/fi)x(i)ate

April 21, 2017
By cravenormality BRONZE, Tooele, Utah
cravenormality BRONZE, Tooele, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Remember your days are like pages, chapters unread, you have to keep going, keep turning, keep reading... Because your book has no end. Just like the ampersand tattoo on my thumb, we will not fade. You are in my heart and I&lsquo;m ready to start a new journey with all of you remaining by my side. I can do nothing alone, and I&#039;m grateful I won&#039;t have to because of you.&quot; <br /> <br /> - Austin Carlile


Do you know what it’s like to breathe
While drowning below a thousand miles
Of ocean water, take the jump.

The jump that dives you into the thoughts
Of thousands of people, broken just like you
Destroyed by the demons that haunt the rest.

The water creeps slowly up surrounding you
But your not coming up for air
Your just sitting there waiting for the rest to
Swallow you whole, just like them.

Those demons haunt us in our sleep
Slowly coming out to play, with hands
Behind our necks, wrapping slowly around

Air. I need air.
But the surface grows further away
And the air just keeps leaving the lungs
Of the diseased.

Broken down below the water’s edge
Slowly drowning under a thousands eyes
The pressure sinking in, but they stand there
Just letting us drown to fix ourselves.


The author's comments:

Do you know what its like to plung a thousand miles under water only to find you can't come back. The questions that swerve through your mind just keep coming back nagging on you. Inspired by the anxiety of trying to fix yourself, but falling short of expectations. 


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