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I don't know how long I can pretend that I'm not rotting from the inside out. I use a giant silver spoon to carve it out, pretend its ice cream, pretend its happiness, pretend its temporary. Every time I scoop, I'm closer to the bottom of the pint; but what's there at the bottom? I look fine in your periphery, so what's there to worry? I'm not bad at pretending, I'm just bad at being un-ugly.
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Feb 17, 2018
Feb 17, 2018 at 4:16 AM UTC
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I don't know how long I can pretend that I'm not rotting from the inside out. I use a giant silver spoon to carve it out, pretend its ice cream, pretend its happiness, pretend its temporary. Every time I scoop, I'm closer to the bottom of the pint; but what's there at the bottom? I look fine in your periphery, so what's there to worry? I'm not bad at pretending, I'm just bad at being un-ugly.
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Feb 17, 2018
Feb 17, 2018 at 4:16 AM UTC
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