Leave Me Alone
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Leave me alone
To wallow in my tears
To wrestle my demons
To battle my fears
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Leave me alone
You cannot be so close
The deeper I fall
The darker it grows
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Leave me alone
I do not need your help
I have died this death
Many times by myself
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Leave me alone
So, the bottom I find
Scratching and clawing
To hold onto my mind
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Leave me alone
To make peace with the past
To quiet the ghosts
In the horrors that last
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Leave me alone
I promise to return
When the fire is out
And the evil has burned
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Leave me alone
As hard as it may be
Until I can find
The part that is me
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Leave me alone
This pain you cannot share
This mantle is one
That only I can bear
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commonsensiblyspeaking 
Thanks for diving into my psyche and writing a poem about it!
I think we all feel this way sometimes…we just don’t always talk about it. Love you sis!
painful and sad
I can completely relate to the poem. The depiction of pain is raw, and many ways leave me alone make sense as no matter how much ever we are surrounded with people or not, most of the difficult battles are always fought alone. Wonderful write and another of my favourites.
Thank you Rain! I will get a return message to you soonest!
sometimes we just need to be alone, but sometimes we need someone else to help us get out of our funk…
A most needed loneliness is one that only one can require. A most powerful poem. Lovely indeed my friend,
FBC.
Thank you Francisco! Be well!
You’re welcome Brad, you too!
We all want to be by ourselves at times, but when children say this repeatedly, it is usually a cry for help.
Agreed. Thanks Pete!
*sits across from you, tilts head to the side, and stares*
Not with those eyes. I cannot fight the power in those eyes!