A life lost
Kelley Davies 1983 (Dallas)
All the juice has run out of this life
The fire went out
The meaning is gone and the purpose run dry
I see no reason to keep going
Other than perhaps to keep my family from suffering my loss
I want to leave this earth so badly
I can't find the will to do anything
Nothing is exciting or entertaining anymore
There is nothing I find pleasure in
For years, coffee was pleasure
Starbucks gave me a purpose
Now, it's gambling
But even that hurts, especially when I lose, which is often
If I left, would my family miss me? Would I miss them? Would my soul continue on? Would I be reborn? Would I find solace in the afterlife?
I don't know what to do. I don't know who I am. I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know where to go. I can't find pleasure or purpose in anything anymore, other than to not die so my family wouldn't have to suffer. That's the only thing worth living for.
My friends have all abandoned me, or I've abandoned them.
God, if you're there, if you're real, tell me why I'm here. Because I don't really want to be around anymore. I just want to go home. I just want to crawl back into the womb of existence, like I was never born.
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Submitted by kbdallas2020 on February 10, 2024
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