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The Storm
I believe we are all cursed with one
A fiery storm at sea that dwells within the caves of our bodies
Currents become stronger with every disheartening hit our way to the point a natural disaster is unavoidable
Mine made itself known to me as a child
It was furoscous and would consume me
I was only a vessel for it to wreak havoc
My emotions were lost within the foam but not gone
No one likes disasters
I was shamed for this ocean of anger that I could not control
It would boil out of me and burst everywhere at the slightest inconvenience
I was difficult, unable to keep in line
Perhaps I learned it along the way
When the waves are too difficult to bare, become them
With age it subsided and became calm forcefully
My feelings regulated and I became a lifeguard that protected the shores
But I still feel it sometimes
It never left me
Its salty water scorched my insides and left marks that will become inflamed
I feel it rising in my blood and then my mouth feels as if I have no control; I am just a bystander in disbelief, too afraid to look away - I just hold on while the entire boat shakes uncontrollably
I will say things I regret and pay the consequences
It scares me; it renders me utterly at its mercy
I just have to keep dodging the waves from hitting me and swim under as long as I can
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