"It’s all around meGrayWetColdSometimes it’s not tall enough to stand up inOr wide enough to lay downAnd sometimes it’s the size of a small room With no cornersJust one wall that reaches infinity and wraps around the whole placeWhether it’s made out of stone or anything bad that has ever happened to meI don’t knowBut either wayI find myself picking at it some daysCarving and scratching at the cracksHoping it leads to a way outOr sanitySome days I pick at it just to keep rhythm Occupy my timeFocus on somethingSome days I feel like my life depends on itGetting out But no matter how much I carve, pick, scrapeIt all returns to the way it was when I look awayThe only proof of me tryingKnowing it was realKnowing that I was working towards somethingIs the blood coming from my handsThe raw feeling of the pads of my fingertips shredding awayThe short and missing nailsThat staysThe pain always stays"Through life's ups and downs, Dominique Dorsey writes all of her emotions and feelings in Still Existing, A Compilation of Short Poems to ensure that nobody feels alone. Still Existing explores themes of love, depression, confusion, enlightenment, relationships, and social climate through original and heartfelt poetry.

For all the emotions you ever felt and didn't know how to put into words, this book are those words. .