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I ran, until my legs bled from the hurt, Pain was nothing more than a mere thought, I caught up with her, breathing slow, my shirt, It was ***** but I was just glad I caught. I caught the girl on time, I hugged her, tried to reassure her, the rest was a blur. I held onto her tightly, hearing the cracks, Those in her voice, it all just faded to blacks. I dropped down to the floor, gasping. Tears uncontrollably flowing, everlasting. She was strong enough, until she wasn't, and the cracks in her, flowed deeper. "What's wrong?" I ask, a simple question. She shook her head, her sad expression, It said all I needed to know, "Everything." I smiled fondly, "Well then, tell me anything." She talks, I listen. I relate to this girl, a lot more than I should, down to the curl. I tell her things I should've told myself, maybe I was, it meant something in itself. I close my eyes, the girl is gone. I turn around, nobody's home. I drop my hands, I think, "hold on.." The girl.. she's gone, leaving her comb. The girl was never there. It was me, and I was she, The girl didn't go elsewhere, she was carefree, in me.
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Jan 6
Jan 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM UTC
How to Save a Life
I ran, until my legs bled from the hurt, Pain was nothing more than a mere thought, I caught up with her, breathing slow, my shirt, It was ***** but I was just glad I caught. I caught the girl on time, I hugged her, tried to reassure her, the rest was a blur. I held onto her tightly, hearing the cracks, Those in her voice, it all just faded to blacks. I dropped down to the floor, gasping. Tears uncontrollably flowing, everlasting. She was strong enough, until she wasn't, and the cracks in her, flowed deeper. "What's wrong?" I ask, a simple question. She shook her head, her sad expression, It said all I needed to know, "Everything." I smiled fondly, "Well then, tell me anything." She talks, I listen. I relate to this girl, a lot more than I should, down to the curl. I tell her things I should've told myself, maybe I was, it meant something in itself. I close my eyes, the girl is gone. I turn around, nobody's home. I drop my hands, I think, "hold on.." The girl.. she's gone, leaving her comb. The girl was never there. It was me, and I was she, The girl didn't go elsewhere, she was carefree, in me.
I remember the absolute horror I felt at the thought of someone I knew not feeling okay, I remember rushing to help them. They would do the same for me, they always had. However, in that particular moment, I wanted nothing more than to grab that person and hug them. They might've needed it.
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Jan 6
Jan 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM UTC
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