The Battles Within

Samantha
2 min readMar 28, 2024
Photo by Obie Fernandez on Unsplash

In a life of continual struggles and inner fights,
I’m always at war within myself, day or night,
My desires and expectations are not aligned,
Leading to an ongoing internal conflict,
That never subsides.

For who I am and who I want to be,
Are on opposing sides,
One urges me to embrace my true self, to be free,
Whilst the other…

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Samantha

A Mom first then the rest. Using words and art, to find her way, Untangling thoughts, day by day.