I suffer from ETDs,
an Emotionally Transmitted Disease

The symptoms are:
pain, anger, depression & lack of emotions.
All leading to and ending with death.

I was infected by the negativity of other people, they abused my feelings
giving me excruciating pain,
which lead to a burning rage.

Anger is the stage I’m in
causing a fierce fire within,
the fire soon burned out
leaving me to drown in my own
self doubt.

I can’t tell if I’m sad or depressed,
but that’s the thing about emotions they’re always such a mess
or maybe it’s just the chaos within my head. I can’t tell what’s worse;

all these emotions in my heart and head
or feeling so numb I wish I was dead.


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