Karis Braithwaite Poems

I feel as though my heart is being eaten by SNAKES
With every breath another stab the fang TAKES
When you promise yourself the blood shan't RUN
You ask yourself, 'what's to live for, where's the FUN?
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If you cannot guess, the 'disease' = clinical depression.
The poem is about a relationship that broke down because of my selfish behaviour.
It's slightly autobiographical.
As the first line shows, I was very 'emotional' while writing this piece, so it kinda sucks lol.
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It is as if there is no reason for me existing
Everyone would be happier if I were to die.
Why on Earth do I keep on persisting?
I need to rest my head upon this bed; lie,
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