I came here to curse the shadow in my mind while my stomach rips itself open from the inside. Ivy creeps up my back, scratching and strangling my brains. I bury my face in my hands, hoping something will put an end to this all. My sighs are mute anguished screams of a grieve. I’ve lost and then trapped. Are we anything but a constant storm of thoughts and unresolved doubts? What are we? What are we? I want to know, what are we, if not a constant storm of thoughts..a constant storm… a constant storm? How would self-awareness be nurtured if we didn’t go through our thoughts ceaselessly? What I fear and repulse is captive inside of me haunting my soul, I tried my best to defend myself, but I’ve got to let it go. I came here to curse the shadow in my mind and this I write for those who dream of a simple way to live an existence free of constant self-demands, of the chance to just breath deeply, without filling one’s lungs with self-criticism. I came here to set my mind free.