I knew a girl in my school once who exchanged the water in her bottle for ***** to blur the sadness she felt inside, even if just for a moment.
I knew a boy who I fell in love with but instead of falling in love back he fell into bad habits to fill his empty, dark mind with colourful patterns.
I knew a girl who I became best friends with, she wrote horribly sad stories on her wrists because she couldn't afford pen or paper.
I knew a man once so heavily institutionalised that he'd rather put himself on his own death row then face the cruel world.
I knew a woman in my street, so lonely that she hugged a bottle of wine every night, temporarily comforting herself to sleep until the next morning.
I knew a man, so distant you could see space in his eyes if you looked close enough.
I know a girl. So within everyone that she can't see herself anymore. Blurred, empty, broke, trapped, lonely and distant she lays there, in her own thoughts, motionless, waiting for someone to know her.
Sep 16, 2015
Sep 16, 2015 at 11:05 AM UTC
I knew a girl in my school once who exchanged the water in her bottle for ***** to blur the sadness she felt inside, even if just for a moment.
I knew a boy who I fell in love with but instead of falling in love back he fell into bad habits to fill his empty, dark mind with colourful patterns.
I knew a girl who I became best friends with, she wrote horribly sad stories on her wrists because she couldn't afford pen or paper.
I knew a man once so heavily institutionalised that he'd rather put himself on his own death row then face the cruel world.
I knew a woman in my street, so lonely that she hugged a bottle of wine every night, temporarily comforting herself to sleep until the next morning.
I knew a man, so distant you could see space in his eyes if you looked close enough.
I know a girl. So within everyone that she can't see herself anymore. Blurred, empty, broke, trapped, lonely and distant she lays there, in her own thoughts, motionless, waiting for someone to know her.
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