Challenge
reply to Nietzsche's quote, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
how can I be stronger if all of my energy is gone?
what doesn't kill me
piles up on my
shoulders
pound by pound
beating down onto my
skin
the weight of all
the horrors I've witnessed
erodes away at my
back
turning my
skin
into dust and dirt
flakes of emotions
brushing away
with each gust of wind
what doesn't kill me
turns my
spine and bones
into wood
an infestation
of termites
crawling throughout
the crevices of my
ribcage
assisting in the
deterioration
of my
hope
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