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Joshua Basseches

Waves of Confusion

What’s going on around you?
You just don’t know

So lost, so much confusion

You feel it in waves, crashing on shore

Crushing your understanding, muting your thoughts

You see them coming, but nothing can prepare you for the impact of the hit
The first one is just a warning, a wake up call for the chaos that is to come

You know the big one’s coming, you see it, like a cement wall closing in on your mind But there’s nothing you can do

It’s out of your control

You brace yourself

Here it comes, ready to wash you away

Chills run down your body, resentment invades your brain

Crash! It’s here!

It pulls you down with it, like nothing you’d expect

Your head goes numb as it slams the sharp rocks

Your mind slows down, but the world around you is moving faster than ever

You hear it, but you are no longer a part of it

For a moment, everything has changed

Your only comfort is the knowledge that the wave will soon retreat

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