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Countless sufferers wonder what they’re looking at in the mirror, silently judged by countless observers. When your most shameful insecurity surfaces in irony you abandoned happy, settled for identity. An inner voice that’s picked blame over courage - taught to welcome violent thoughts and cradle shame. For having lost a toothbrush, skipped a meal and failed to resonate. A dreadful feeling of inadequacy pulsates when facing a picture-perfect roommate. She’s thriving // you fall asleep when she awakes. We persevere to cancel a foreign state and wish hard not to suffocate. Practice should equal perfect. If I had to bet, society’s side effects hit heavier than cigarette.
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Nov 16, 2025
Nov 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM UTC
a picture-perfect roommate
Countless sufferers wonder what they’re looking at in the mirror, silently judged by countless observers. When your most shameful insecurity surfaces in irony you abandoned happy, settled for identity. An inner voice that’s picked blame over courage - taught to welcome violent thoughts and cradle shame. For having lost a toothbrush, skipped a meal and failed to resonate. A dreadful feeling of inadequacy pulsates when facing a picture-perfect roommate. She’s thriving // you fall asleep when she awakes. We persevere to cancel a foreign state and wish hard not to suffocate. Practice should equal perfect. If I had to bet, society’s side effects hit heavier than cigarette.
Indralala
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Nov 16, 2025
Nov 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM UTC
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