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November 4, 2016
By BlackRedwood GOLD, Helena, Montana
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I hate when people say "Don't worry, there's 6 billion people in the world. One of them is just for you!" Honey, do I look like I'm gonna travel around the world and meet all the 6 billion people?

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How do you live?
How do you live when you feel pain with whatever you do?


How can I promise you that I’ll stay?
How can I promise you, when whenever I say something negative about me, you don’t want to hear it, and it causes you pain?


How do I stop myself from causing you pain?
How do I stop myself, when I need to let it out, but can’t.


I’m surrounded by choices people say.
But I only have a few open to me, no matter what I do.


How can I be something more?
When everything I want to do, is something that they won’t let me do.

© Julie B., New City, NY

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