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Still here

October 31, 2022
By Kenzieroller_ SILVER, Louisville, Kentucky
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Kenzieroller_ SILVER, Louisville, Kentucky
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Favorite Quote:
"Mental health problems don't define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but, importantly, you are not the rain." - Matt Haig.

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I’m still here.

Under all the messy baggage,
the grief,
trauma,
the misery.

I’m still here.
I’m still me.

The girl who supposedly lit up the room when she entered,
the person who would burst out laughing in the middle of class,
the daughter who prided herself in straight A’s and academic success.

Yet somehow along the way,
she lost it.

The contentment,
the exhilaration.

But I'm still here,
She’s still here.

I’m just slowly wandering,
trying to find her again.

Photo by Ales Maze on Unsplash

The author's comments:

This piece is about losing yourself,

but slowly trying to find every part to glue yourself back together to who you once were.

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gabs_w GOLD said...
on Feb. 25 2023 at 12:57 pm
gabs_w GOLD, Portland, Oregon
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This is beautiful— it really resonated with me. Great job!
SilverBlueGhost SILVER said...
on Nov. 2 2022 at 8:01 pm
SilverBlueGhost SILVER, Everett, Washington
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This is a beautiful Poem! I especially liked the line about losing yourself somewhere along the way. It really resonated with me. Good Job!