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resting
100805
trace memories of present emotions filling my thoughts with emptiness. Been blinded by my quest for enlightenment on this journey of self-discovery. I push on even though I’m having trouble walking a mile in my own shoes. So I use paper and pen to pull me through these mirages of happiness, to try and find drops of water to help sustain my sanity. My foundation is cracking and crumbling due to the weight of my soul leaning on my heart. I have to start supporting my-self with the strength that I’ve found to be too weak to rely on. I lack the fuel to move on. I’m stranded in the dessert of my mind, trying to find the peace that I show people that I have, yet I know nothing of peace, nor do I have any idea as to how to attain it or what to do if I find it. I’m not lost, I just don’t know where I am in my life. I can see the path, but I have yet to feel it’s security beneath my feet. Unsure of my footing, I dig into this void to anchor my emotions to this ever-changing landscape, only to find myself longing to move on and still unable to choose a direction. Trying to forge a path through the jungle of my life. Laying words as walkways, using sentences as stepping stones, and laying my head to rest in a bed of my inadequacies.
anastacio palomo
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orgami
18 years 11 months ago
desert dust and helioplyphs
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