Love Poem: Chaotic Thoughts
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Written by: Ashlyn Russell

Chaotic Thoughts

Awaken in this reality,
  This realm of chaos and 
  Utter confusion, I'm lost yet
  I'm comforted by the noise in 
  The air that I find my
  Thoughts drowned.
What you ask is
  Not of me to partake, for
  I've missed my turn at
  Being cared for, the way
  I care for all of you.
How could this
  Be?  I've not an 
  Ounce, an inch, a clue of
  How this came to be.
Mass destruction lingers...I cry -
  Time ticks on and 
  On.
Childish imperfections are
  Frank and apparent like unto
  The stench of mold, the
  Taste of rot..!
Am I alone in this 
  Struggle? This battle?  This fight? I
  Must be - for one look in each
  Direction leaves emptiness of miles 
  And miles long-
But - thanks to you and
  You and --- (sigh)
  I've found strength in
  All I do
	I've found courage to 
	Stand on two,
	I've grown up when I 
	Could have fallen-
	I've tried harder when
	I could have
	Quit.
Thanks to these, at times 
  Impossible feats
  	I've become a person of
	Stature,
	One that others might choose 
	To befriend.
Although time does 
  Fade and
  Open wounds do heal
  And people forgive (some
  Forget,)
I do love but...
  I will always remember.