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Hold On by Evelyn Serena Totu
 Sunday, 3 February 2013  0 comment(s)
I would like to share with you a poem I wrote for the school magazine's creative writing section. I crafted this during my first year in Pre-U (2011). It was an emotional whirlwind of a year hence the poem's theme.
Hold on by Evelyn Serena Totu
We
all live on the edge of mental illness and touch its pale and clammy hand;
everyone has days when life is too painful to bear. It is sharing that prevents us from leaving.
Moonbeams
dance on a frosted lawn
While
tired eyes await the dawn
feel
the coldness of the air
and
loneliness beyond compare.
Expectations
seem high these days
Accomplishing
it is suicidal
We
pray for strength and the ability to go on
But
every step is excruciating;
Sharp,
deceitful daggers await us at every corner.
In
this vast, selfish and conceited land
It’s
as though it’s inevitable to collapse on your knees
Those
who stand above us
Can
make us feel incredibly insignificant and incompetent.
Angst
dwells inside
Boiling
and building up to a rage
Artificial
smiles are our only companion
With
only morality as our realization.
Listen
to the lingering truth of life
with
its beseeching gaze fixed upon us.
How
easy it is to give up and let go
How
easy it is to exit forever more.
But
wait!
Life
is queer with its twists and turns
as
many of us sometimes learn.
Don’t
blow the candle just yet
Instead,
use it to light the treacherous path
For
you may succeed with another few extra steps.
Take
these words and live it every day.
Not
an option.
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