Farewell to the Living.

I have fallen back to depression,

I have succumbed to your temptation.

I have abandoned God and faith and hope.

I lie about love.

I lie about life,

About my willingness to survive.

I cannot bear to look in the mirror -

The last truth left -

I am the only one who can see

The death behind my mask of breath.

I feign happiness,

I detest pleasure,

But no more than I detest myself.

What is it I have become?

I am nothing but a body,

My soul flees me when

I most need to feel.

I have not healed.

I lie naked in hatred for myself.

I am broken.

Do not reach for me,

I am already gone.

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[Wisconsin]

You from the UP? I used to be in that area. The lousy parts. Been through a lot.

I can relate to this. If you need someone to talk to and don't have anyone at hand, you can talk to me. (Not an internet creep, I promise, just empathetic.)

[Engulfed in Flames]

"You don't have a soul
You are a soul
You have a body" C.S Lewis

[INSURGENT*76]

i hope that we are alike , in that when you write things like this , its more of a release than a statement of truth ... either way i can relate