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I Am A Walking Disaster

I am a walking disaster

 

Like quicksand, I latch on to people and don’t let go

Smother until they drown in the love and insanity

 

Like an avalanche, I am rough and crash through my life

Tear through everything and everyone in my path

 

Like an earthquake, I am dramatic and unstable

Shockwaves follow me and force those around me to adapt to the shake ups

 

Like a volcanic eruption, I let my emotions explode

Holding in the anger, the sadness, the defeat until it blows up around me

 

Like a flood, I let my emotions overpower me

Wash over me, pull me under, drown me in the sorrows and pain

 

Like a blizzard, I can be cold and calculating

A strong wind to blow down anyone who stands to hurt me

 

Like a thunderstorm, I am loud and unpredictable

Emotions come and go in flashes yet roar like a rolling thunder

 

I am a walking disaster

 

But is that disaster more a danger to others…

…or to myself?

Publishing Information

Published By

The Cornfield Review

Date

August 31, 2023

The Cornfield Review is an annual publication showcasing fine poetry, prose, and visual arts, edited and produced by students from The Ohio State University at Marion, and distributed online by The Ohio State University Libraries.

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