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«Hidden Demons» by Mary Grace Amores Rojo
 
I feel nauseous whenever i see you.
Reminiscing those wonderful moments that we’ve gone through.
It crushes my soul knowing that you feel nothing,
Those spiteful words that meant everything.
 
Every time I see you, my whole gut starts churning,
My nerves tremble, afraid I’ll lose myself again.
I’m trying to heal from these deep, shrouded wounds, still burning,
Yet I ask myself why, for you, I’ll always be the villain.
 
Those demons in my head, I pray they weren’t real,
The smiles that I fake just to help myself heal.
I console my soul, searching for the good in everything,
Yet I’m left with endless whys and hows, for the entirety’s still hurting.
 
I yearn for my heart to be whole once again,
For life to restart and lead me to rainbow’s end.
I struggle to still find the good in everything,
Yet affirm there is light, so I hold on to these strings.
 
I know this life won’t be all free and easy,
But I’ll keep on fighting-it won’t get the best of me.

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Author’s Note:
 
At times we relapse, drowning in the echoes of past pain — but still, life carries us forward.

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Author’s Bio:

Mary Grace Amores Rojo, a resident of Victorias City, Philippines, is a dedicated Nurse II at Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH), the largest tertiary hospital in Negros Occidental. She is a proud alumna of Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod. Outside of her profession, Mary Grace finds joy and creative expression in playing the guitar, drawing, singing, and writing poetry.

After experiencing the pain of a broken friendship, she turned once more to poetry as a form of healing and self-reflection—reigniting a passion she had long cherished.