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Content warning
  • Mentions of self-harm
  • Depression

alone, in a dark field surrounded by barbed wires,
trying to hurt anyone who dared to come close,
anyone who tried to stop me from doing more harm to my body.

you weren’t afraid to scrape yourself so you could reach me.
you came into my life and started to trim the dark field —
a playground where Depression had fun with her friends.
with you, I was able to see the rainbow.

I became a little girl again,

confronted my fears,

and started to crawl up to the sunshine

you invited yourself into a dark home —
a home so wounded,
damaged furniture was added to the pile every other week.
you invited yourself in and helped me clean the mess

slowly
slowly
slowly

we fixed the house that was me.
I am a home now because of you,
because you let me be.

the barbed wire is still surrounding me
but
you’re helping me
you’re helping me get rid of it.

you knew that I needed you
and you came at the perfect time.

I’m still alive
I’m still alive
I’m still alive

I’m still alive because you love me.

Creator Statement

I never imagined that a boy band from South Korea would be a source of happiness and comfort. They have helped me in ways that I possibly haven’t realized yet. It all started with Namjoon rapping and stuttering on his verse, now here I am, still breathing like the moonchild that I am.

— Shasi
passionate about art, in all its forms. (South Africa)

Illustration By: Zuza Resides, @ResidesIn

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APA Citation

Shasi. (2021). Synchronicity. The Rhizomatic Revolution Review [20130613], (2). https://ther3journal.com/issue-2/synchronicity

MLA Citation

Shasi. “Synchronicity.” The Rhizomatic Revolution Review [20130613], no. 2, 2021, https://ther3journal.com/issue-2/synchronicity.

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Synchronicity by Shasi is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

© Shasi 2021