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I am stuck in a version of life that used to fit like skin but now drapes heavy like fabric soaked in something I can’t wash out. Every decision I made was loud with purpose, each one a small explosion meant to prove I was moving, meant to keep me upright. Now the walls lean in. They don’t ask questions. They press. They stay. They remind me that stillness can become suffocating if you sit in it long enough.
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Apr 21, 2025
Apr 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM UTC
Stillness and Suffocation
I am stuck in a version of life that used to fit like skin but now drapes heavy like fabric soaked in something I can’t wash out. Every decision I made was loud with purpose, each one a small explosion meant to prove I was moving, meant to keep me upright. Now the walls lean in. They don’t ask questions. They press. They stay. They remind me that stillness can become suffocating if you sit in it long enough.
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Apr 21, 2025
Apr 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM UTC
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