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Suffocating

March 29, 2011
By brenda27 GOLD, Georgetown, Kentucky
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never give up on your dreams do what you like and be who you want to be.

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it takes me under
Far from the shore
safety reaches me no more
I can’t breathe

They’re in control
testing me to see if I over flow
they`re polluting me
I can`t breathe

Darkness descends
monsters hide from the light
I can`t even trust my own sight
I can`t breathe

I tug and pull against the chains
that suffocate my remains
I tug and pull with all my might
but I just can`t seem to find the light
I can’t breathe save me

© Kennedy C., Rockdale, TX

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this poem is inspired by the darkness that follows all of us. the darkness that overwhelms us at times.
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