When Doves Cry

Bintu Sesay
Blue Insights
Published in
Dec 1, 2022

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Photo by Bahram Bayat on Unsplash

Hope is indeed treacherous
I hold on for dear life
The meandering road to respite
Boundless and unmerciful

My mind is splintered
The reapers are pulling me back to hell
I clawed my way out of the darkness
I turned my back to the light
I made friends with my shadows

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Bintu Sesay
Blue Insights

Scientist. Writer. Neurodivergent. Avid mental health advocate. Poet, often. Memoirist, on occasion. Storyteller, without exception.