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Here it's all you

by Edvin Sterling, 2026 ©

By Edvin SterlingPublished about 12 hours ago 1 min read

Tick-

A sudden buzzing in your ears,

In front of you are all your fears

Laid and casted, and projected out.

No chance to escape, no safe route.

Tack...

Tick-

Figures standing in the corner,

Staring at you like a warner,

That none of this is real.

Tack...

Nothing will here will let you heal.

Tick-

Shadows enclosing on you,

Getting closer to your view.

Tack...

Nowhere to run, or even hide,

Nobody to hear your screams, cries.

Tick-

Silence so loud it's absurd.

Tack...

Every skill you've once mastered,

Here it doesn't help at all.

It doesn't shield, numb the fall.

Tick-

"Every man for himself" is a lie

Together we can build to get by,

Fight all those problems, be free

Bound together, liberty…

Tack.

Tick-

Tack...

Tick-

Tack...

Tick...

(But here now, it's all you,

You can't, or shouldn't

Expect anyone to hold you,

Shower you with support…

Show you the right,

Keep out the noise,

Shield and cherish you.

Welcome to the real life, kid.

To the brutal, real life,

Where you need to do

Anything, and

Everything to live.

And don't forget, that

Here, it's all you.)

Mental Healthsad poetry

About the Creator

Edvin Sterling

"Here it's all you" out now.

Edvin Sterling 2026 ©

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