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zaria rashay

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a poem

i can feel it bubbling inside of me.
trying to consume me.
this feeling of loneliness.
of not being enough.

but i don’t want to let it out.

i am afraid of braving my existence without it.
living life without its intrusion.
that i’ll stop being me somehow.
of surviving the devouring.

but i don’t want to let it out.

i will build up my being despite its haunting.
willingly house an aging body.
this roaring belly filled with anxiety .
of cycled trauma.

but i can’t let it out.

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zaria rashay

the nighttime musings of a poetess. in the daylight i sew things and play at production design. ig @zariarashay youtube: zariarashay