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I'm drowning. I live in an ocean. At times, it is calm, at times it is all waves and fun, but mostly, it is wild and rough from an unfathomable storm. A storm as large as a country and just as strong. The storm is hidden by the calm and fun waves but what no one sees is me drowning, just beyond eyeshot. If I try to tell someone I'm drowning, they laugh and say its not possible because I look fine from a distance. no need of a lifeguard, they're too expensive and useless anyway. But when everyone else needs saving, by all means call him, no expense is to large. Don't teach me how to swim, its all made up, it's human nature to know how to swim, it's all in your head. I'm drowning and I don't see any lifeboat on the horizon. I'm drowning.
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May 24
May 24, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC
Oceans
I'm drowning. I live in an ocean. At times, it is calm, at times it is all waves and fun, but mostly, it is wild and rough from an unfathomable storm. A storm as large as a country and just as strong. The storm is hidden by the calm and fun waves but what no one sees is me drowning, just beyond eyeshot. If I try to tell someone I'm drowning, they laugh and say its not possible because I look fine from a distance. no need of a lifeguard, they're too expensive and useless anyway. But when everyone else needs saving, by all means call him, no expense is to large. Don't teach me how to swim, its all made up, it's human nature to know how to swim, it's all in your head. I'm drowning and I don't see any lifeboat on the horizon. I'm drowning.
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16/F/Australia
May 24
May 24, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC
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