Flowing,crashing endless black tears
Trappped in uncertain sea of thought
Engulfed by desperation that swirls
In the ocean of reality I fought
Monochrome heart is what I see
This heart that beats eternally
Is the heart that mourns in me
And keeps on beating insanely
Unequal share of despair
Burns inside, under my skin
Like a foul smell in the open air
Spreading in my vein worn thin
This body locked up in chains
Will soon love its sweetest pain
Buried deeply within its veins
Bitter compassion all of it to gain.
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Hannah Jennica Ello is a sophomore ABENG student of MSU-IIT.