2 - Youth

Note: This chapter is one of the most personal poem in this book as it is based from my life. It contains serious/mature themes such as depression and suicide. Read at your own risk ❗

Some passages can be executed in a narrative way.

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They say that life begins with youth,

You'll start to realize what the "truth" is

For me, it didn't work that way

The sun sets and left me in the dark

Lightning flash, a thunderclap

You left me there in the middle of a storm

I realized that I was the storm

And I am trapped in my own delusion

Lightning symbolized my anger

The thunder is the old version of me,

A once loud sound that fades away

And the rain was my own tears

The bitter tears of despair

I am the archer and the prey

It's a cry for help

But no one didn't listen

Or maybe they aren't willing to help

Then there became the desire to die

Death is an illusion of freedom

They said youth

But it never worked for me that way.

Empty promises,

Invalid feelings,

Unexpected changes,

Gotta keep my head above the water

It all happened

Because my world was full of haze

I felt incomplete

Then I knew you're the missing puzzle piece

I have to find where you are

And finally, it was the wake-up call I never knew I needed