In the beginning,
I believed I was happy,
but life showed me what I truly am:
Empty. Numb. Wanting.
Every night I gazed up at the stars,
and I wondered when my turn would come.
If one day, I found who I was meant to be,
would that person answer the questions
that I have always asked the night sky?
Who am I? Why was I born?
These answers may have eluded the greatest minds,
but I wish my future self could see into my soul.
For I am an ordinary woman.
I cannot speak for all, but if I could escape
my current self and seek the growth
of my heart and mind, I could begin to see
what I was truly meant to be.
Yet, the darkness hiding deep within me
eats away at my sanity.
Its toxic whispers kills all my thoughts and dreams.
How could I fight against something so true?
If I could discover my purpose, would it show me the way through
my pain and torment? I cannot reach the light now,
but one day, I will look at the light and see warmth.
As of now, I see that it only burns.
Submitted: January 06, 2021
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