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i'm surrounded by air but i still can't breathe i'm laughing but all i hear is its faint echo i'm with people but i've never felt so alone i'm holding a smile but i've already stopped smiling long ago a choked sob threatens to escape me but i hold it down; i swallow it whole only this good side of me should they see this good side of me that's slowly slipping from my grasp – this side of me that's nothing but a trap.
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Oct 18, 2017
Oct 18, 2017 at 7:00 AM UTC
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i'm surrounded by air but i still can't breathe i'm laughing but all i hear is its faint echo i'm with people but i've never felt so alone i'm holding a smile but i've already stopped smiling long ago a choked sob threatens to escape me but i hold it down; i swallow it whole only this good side of me should they see this good side of me that's slowly slipping from my grasp – this side of me that's nothing but a trap.
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Oct 18, 2017
Oct 18, 2017 at 7:00 AM UTC
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