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What's on my heart and mind

Faye_Abing
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Chapter 1 - Empty, but Still Here

I don't know what I'm feeling today.

Am I lonely? Sad? Or just purely empty?

My heart feels hollow,

my mind and body—numb.

Yet my heart, it still beats,

quietly aching for something I can't name.

I want to cry, but no tears come out.

Sometimes I'm not even sad,

but the sadness suddenly finds me—

and I break, quietly,

tears falling in silence

as if I'm scared the world will hear

how fragile I've become.

Maybe it's insecurity,

or maybe it's the fear of being alone.

Sometimes, even after a happy day,

darkness sneaks in like a storm,

and the weight of the world

falls on my shoulders—

so heavy that breathing feels like fighting.

It feels like a giant bear is hugging me—

tight, heavy,

blocking the sun.

I'm trapped in its arms,

in a place that's cold and dim,

where hope feels far

and the future feels like a fog I can't walk through.

But not always.

There are days when I see the light—

the weather turns kind,

the sky burns blue.

The world feels light,

and I feel proud,

because despite everything,

despite the tears I hide in silence—

I'm still here.

Still breathing.

Still trying.