CALAMITY

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I am the culmination

of all the people

I used to be,

the versions

of myself that

I s u r v i v e d.

I am what remains

after the long divide,

the separation

that only existed after

I s p l i t

from the parts of me

that only lived

to take my life.

I am the combination

of resilience and love,

of falling down

and getting up

over and over again,

with no promise of

a different result.

my persistence

is the duality where hope

meets insanity,

where faith meets

c a l a m i t y.

I am not my failures.

I am not my wounds.

I am the epitome

of the word

w a r r i o r.

my existence is glorious,

flaws and all.

I am victorious

even when I fall.

because I get up, I go on.

the war drums in my chest

are my fight song.

I get up, and

I prove everyone

w r o n g.

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If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, or text HOME to 741741.

Don't throw the fight. Give yourself another chance.

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From my newest poetry collection, CARNAGE. Available now on Amazon.

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