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The Battle of Self Freedom

March 18, 2014
By AmberRenae SILVER, Maize, Kansas
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AmberRenae SILVER, Maize, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hell is empty, all the devils are here.&quot;<br /> &quot;It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves.&quot;<br /> &quot;Bring the drugs baby I can bring my pain.&quot;<br /> &ldquo;I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but <br /> I see you are unarmed!&rdquo; <br /> &quot;Darling you&#039;ll be okay.&quot;

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I feel trapped,
the walls keep closing in.
I'm drowning,
the waves keep dragging me deeper.
I can't breathe,
I'm dying.
But then I see a light,
something lifts me up to the surface.
I can breathe.
That one magnificent moment,
though sometimes short, is wonderful.
I'm free.
Free from my past,
free from my sorrows,
from my pain.
I can breathe.
Then another wave comes,
and it takes me even deeper.
It's an ongoing battle,
between the viscous waves,
and my resistant buoyancy.
All I can hope,
is that maybe,
just maybe,
One day I'll float to the surface,
and stay.
I will stay free.
I will win this war.

© Denise A., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
I've struggled with depression for a few years, and I wrote this to describe how I feel.
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AmberRenae SILVER said...
on Mar. 23 2014 at 4:47 am
AmberRenae SILVER, Maize, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hell is empty, all the devils are here.&quot;<br /> &quot;It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves.&quot;<br /> &quot;Bring the drugs baby I can bring my pain.&quot;<br /> &ldquo;I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but <br /> I see you are unarmed!&rdquo; <br /> &quot;Darling you&#039;ll be okay.&quot;

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Thank you..and I've read your work too and it's amazing. Stay strong and don't ever give up
LexxRose SILVER said...
on Mar. 22 2014 at 8:52 pm
LexxRose SILVER, Fargo, North Dakota
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&quot;It&#039;s not gonna easy. It&#039;s gonna really hard. We&#039;re gonna to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day...&quot;<br /> -Noah, The Notebook-

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This is beautiful. I hope you are proud of overcoming your struggle this far. I face the same problem with depression and reading this has inspired me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you and please continue to write.