Barely Alive, Yet Full of Pain

Like Raskolnikov, I lie on the couch all day, Justifying my suffering through Dostoevsky's way.

I'm lost in the pain, it's become my addiction,

Like a habit now, this celebration of affliction.

A river of sorrow, and I dive right in, Every wound whispers Dostoevsky's sin.

They say joy's the way to live, to strive, But I'm addicted to the pain, barely alive.

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