Dec 2016
How am I supposed to keep doing this?
Everyday, forcing myself to breathe instead of cry
Pushing away sleep's soft kiss of unconsciousness
Deciding to be good, be there, take care of other people
Smiling, always, always smiling
Even when it's so tremulous it might just flutter itself to pieces
Fighting to keep it on my face, where it belongs
Please, I wasn't meant for this
None of us were
Our backs ache
Our showers are full of bottles of recipes that somebody made
That go down the drain
And will **** a river someday
There are stars, and minds, and an infinity of nothingness
That extends out to both sides of our timeline
I wasn't supposed to think about that
I broke the mechanics
And I'm not sure how or how to want to fix it
How am I supposed to keep doing this?
I keep my eyes dancing towards the future, I take one step, then another,
I will fight dragons in my mind
We may not have it yet, but we will find a how to fix it guide
I can do this
We can do this
I have to believe because otherwise I will die
Everyday, forcing myself to breathe instead of cry
Pushing away sleep's soft kiss of unconsciousness
Deciding to be good, be there, take care of other people
Smiling, always, always smiling
Even when it's so tremulous it might just flutter itself to pieces
Fighting to keep it on my face, where it belongs
Please, I wasn't meant for this
None of us were
Our backs ache
Our showers are full of bottles of recipes that somebody made
That go down the drain
And will **** a river someday
There are stars, and minds, and an infinity of nothingness
That extends out to both sides of our timeline
I wasn't supposed to think about that
I broke the mechanics
And I'm not sure how or how to want to fix it
How am I supposed to keep doing this?
I keep my eyes dancing towards the future, I take one step, then another,
I will fight dragons in my mind
We may not have it yet, but we will find a how to fix it guide
I can do this
We can do this
I have to believe because otherwise I will die
(Earth)
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