Existence Poem by Dawn Rodgers

I walk around...
I breathe ...
I exist...

Sometimes I even smile and laugh...

But inside there’s nothing but emptiness and pain,
An ache that won’t subside...

People talk and I listen...
Going through the mundane routine of life...

Cook, clean,
Smile, laugh,

Just pass the time,
So I can forget your name...

Always in my mind,
On the verge of insane,

Tears in my eyes,
Can’t wash away the pain,

No one understands...
I just want to lay down and die...