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Sep 2015
explaining drowning to someone who has never even been underwater
cold hands
around my throat
dragging me under

i hold my breath
and clench my sheets
as if they were
an anchor

but when the wave hits
i am always swept away
how to explain mental illness
#suicide #depression #illness #darkness #mental #breathe #suicidal #ocean #cold #wave
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