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People would ask mewhat is it that I do bestand they're looking foranswers they wanted to hear—something about hopehappiness and positivity—things I know I'm notcut out for

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People would ask me
what is it that I do best
and they're looking for
answers they wanted to hear
—something about hope
happiness and positivity—
things I know I'm not
cut out for

People would ask me
who I am and what I represent
and they're looking
for answers they want more of
—someone about peace
dreams, and success—
people I know I am not
nor would ever be

People would ask me
questions that would define
who I am to their meager minds
—they recoil when I say
the things I do best
are despair, hopelessness,
negativity—
things that wouldn't help
anyone except drown them
in their own fears

People would ask me
who I am that would set
how much distance they're
willing to put between us
—they run away when I say
that I am
truth without all the sweetness,
death without any mask, and
the void without the fall
needed to reach the bottom
—things that show the soul
what it lacked and what
it didn't become

People would ask me
who I am and what
I do best
—and I answer—
I am dread,
I am death
Dying and putting
myself back together
without stitches
—these things I do best

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