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ironic

July 23, 2015
By A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;


"it's just a bad day, not a bad life" I say

to the shuddering form in my arms;

she's sobbing, terrified of her overwhelming hopelessness.

 

"Your current situation is not your final destination" 

I say over the phone late one night,

carefully coaxing him to put the gun down again.

 

I will never run out of reasons why they shouldn't give up.

Yet when it's me huddled on the bathroom floor stifling sobs,

none of my usual words can do the trick.

 

No matter what I say,

the voice, the words, the soul that saved so many others disappears

and I always fail to save myself. 



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