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Rock Bottom

February 26, 2016
By raelynkaplan SILVER, Walnut Creek, California
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"There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." -Leonard Cohen

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I am deep

Emotions cut me like a knife,
Ruthlessly stabbing and jabbing
The world’s as shallow as the lake bottom
Below the ‘no diving’ sign,
Yet I dove,
Blinded by an irrational trust
In the world’s kindness
I am deep
The world is shallow
I cannot move
Paralyzed by the cruelty
Of the heartless shallowness
That refuses to end my suffering
And forces me to do it myself
I hold my breath
I am deep
The world is shallow

© Michelle W., Ada, MI

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