I look at these faces
in happy situations
how many of them are lies?
struggling just like me
to contain the monster
raging underneath the surface
inside my mind
battles in black
fighting demons
unleashed by my own neglect
I accept my fate
what’s the point?
there’s no escape
so why keep breathing
when you’re drowning in existence?
you suffocate inside with all the pain
I am now nothing but a negative persistence
a leech of positivity, an unrelenting optimism drain
inside my mind
battles in black
fighting demons unleashed
by my own neglect
I’ve given up
I accept my fate
there’s no escape
life moves on, memories fade
skin grows old, it’s all the same
if it’s all a long goodbye,
a walk towards the grave
why am I wasting time?
I'll stop fighting, and rot away
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