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Moving On
Poem · High school
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When your world is bleak
And the storm undying,
When your legs feel weak
And your soul is crying,
Your eyes blind with dark
When designed for the light,
Becoming the mark
of the losing fight.
The pessimism at play:
The false harbinger of unfortune
Preys on your decay,
All the while feeding you poison.
The harbinger, It growls in your brain
“Your fortune is ill,
You’re destined for pain.”
And the clock of your life stands still
This timepiece wants
Needs
to tick, to tock
to continue the neverending walk
So
Change your eyes
Regain your sight
Purge It, it that lies,
Beware that victory will not be found overnight
I must admit, your pain will remain
The violent rain may still be untame
But because you freed yourself from the shackles of self-deprecation
You ensure yourself a process of self-actualization
Your clock will tick, tock
You will continue your journey, continue to walk
And when another storm comes to challenge you from over the crest
You will weather it nicely while you are at your best