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Each month we are encouraging our bloggers to write about a themed topic. December's theme is mental health during the holiday season.
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It's easy to put
One word
In front of the other
Less easy to walk
The wire
Every day a minefield
And I am on the edge
As usual
With everyone else
We are all anxious
All the time
T...
What I would give
To see the world
Through your eyes
Emptiness no longer
An object of fear
But an everyday reality
That lets you glide
Through life
Like that kite you had
As a boy
...
For a long time
There was just a tunnel
Then at some point
A light appeared
In the distance
And I kept walking
And it got larger
And I was fearful
Frightened it was
A train coming
...
Maybe there are
No words to say
Just the touch
Of hand on shoulder
Is enough to say
You care
Don't give up
Rock bottom
Means the only
Way is up....
No such Romeo in this world,
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spiking out the poisonous essence of a broken heart.
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You are my strawberry heart and pink mice
Your heart was mixed with mine with sweets and
Lemon sorbets.
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