How To Experience The Joys Of Living

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a person walking on the beach- wading in shallow waters. There are oranges, yellows, greens, blues, and pinks in this picture. You can only see the black shadow outline of the person and the have both arms extended out by their side
Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash

I needed something to numb the pain
of existing
so that I could stay around long enough
to experience the joys of living.

The simple joy
of hearing waves crashing in the sea,
of leaves crunching under my feet,
the small gasp in the throat of a lover,
(no going back).

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Lisa Fouweather
Write Under the Moon

22 yr old Indie Published Queer Writer @ portfolioofhope.com, Activist, & Political Poet, I write about the things that matter in a society gone wrong.