"Happy Birthday to Me" I have always known loneliness And I feel I'll never be free of this At least I have my dreams and the toil That would see them achieved Another year is another year It's hard to feel anything but insincere Endure, endure! Stay the course Hold the line, even if it's forced The past is a burden I have to bear Even if it was anything but fair The cold, dead weight; eternal The chaos in my heart; infernal "You may not be okay one day, but You will survive, and that's okay. The truth of this, yes, it is rough, But accept it, you must, as enough. Let the pain burst out of you, and feel, Every inch of it; it will help you heal." Scars that are long closed May not bleed, but are filled with ghosts I befriended these ghosts, these shadows And I embraced them as fellows So now, while they still cajole and maim, They no longer turn me insane Yes, they make me reminisce Show me all I long for and miss Break me down to tears Parade all my fears, At least they are honest and clear Unlike those I once held dear I will survive, alone or not And rid myself of useless props "Yes, I'm still here" I laugh, in a solitary toast "Ah, life, what an absurd joke". #mikerburns #poetrybyme #thinkers_and_writers #bymepoetryaus #birthday #shadow #absurd #lonelinessquotes #bpdquotes (at Geelong, Victoria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGcMAA2lxPo/?igshid=1htmf3t75kp4w
