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Midnight Delusions

April 30, 2023
By AliceXie BRONZE, Valencia, California
AliceXie BRONZE, Valencia, California
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It’s midnight / I stand in the downpour of rain / on

the corner of 94th / drowning in my misery / the rain

is nothing / the droplets can slip through my fingers /

but the weight on my shoulders won’t budge / my screams

mix with the pounding of rain on concrete / when my

lungs are scraped red and raw / and my thorax burned

and eyes gouged / will I finally be enough?


The dormant demon inside / shatters the barriers of my

mind / and spews forth in ugly rainbows / I imagine the

colors would mix the ugliest shade of green / I’m upset

with the way the rain washes the stains away / at least

the vomit was evidence / now I have nothing to show /

maybe this is a sign / maybe it’s all in my head.


I look up at the endless sky / longing for closure / 

and reaching for stars that don’t exist / the rain 

cleanses my mind / and suddenly I was being petty / 

I wonder if I’ll remember this moment in the morning /

and start letting go of the past / but who am I 

kidding / this won’t be the last time I find myself 

on the corner of 94th / chilled to the bone and

drowning in my misery.


The author's comments:

This poem is about those moments in life when you finally crack under whatever pressures we all face. The emotions may seem overwhelming, but I've learned that taking some time to let yourself process, whether it be meditating or in my case, screaming in the rain, can help bring clarity to the situation.


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