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Personal Inferno
The depression is a match I strike
By actions and reactions.
covered with gasoline.
Of the expectations already in my mind.
It begins with a flicker of light
burning
But this is no normal fire
It does not disperse quickly
But it spreads oh so slowly
Driving me insane
Such pain makes my body sway
Starting with a warming flame
That tricks my mind into thinking everything will be okay.
To my dismay this hoax bends, twists, and turns
Burning my skin
I try to pretend it doesn't hurt.
only avoiding reality for so long
Before it seeps into my mind
Flames to this extreme can't be extinguished by me
These feelings are any more deep than what I see on the surface
Because this flame may heat me and keep me warm
But it burns me to the bone
Separating me piece by piece,
the heat it absorbs all these feelings of hope
So please throw water on this fire
to save the man this depression made.

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