people pleaser



i cant kill myself
i dont wanna die
i wanna taste the rich flavors of the world
and feel alive

i want the world to stay still
just a minute to find some peace
but even if it did
there is no way i could burden the ones l'd leave

tragically ironic
that the only reason keeping me alive
is part of why i want to die

no matter how selfish i am
consumed by my own demons
there is always that voice in my head
a stubborn disagreement

during my last breath
i'd still be thinking about someone else
prioritising their happiness over mine
thinking of pleasing them
even as i die

LMJ
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Submitted on March 06, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXB XXXX XBA XXXX XXXXA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 555
Words 114
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 4, 5

Liz-Maria Jose

21 year old living in Switzerland. I like to write about things that affect my life. Things I keep to myself to avoid chaos. more…

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