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The Aftermath

It's happening again. I'm watching myself flood everything we've built and I don't know how to stop. The voices in my head scream, And I have repeated dreams Of being left by him Until he turns into you And I have no one left. I know it wasn't real but it feels so real when you wake up shaking in the middle of the night alone. I thought this time I could make it But it's hard to stop sinking when your mind refuses to tell your legs to kick, And you never even learned to swim to begin with. Now you're crying, I'm trying to tell you it wasn't your fault but I can't see you anymore through my own tears The waves are drowning out my voice, I think soon they'll drown me too.
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Sep 21, 2017
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#love#loss#heartbreak#sinking#drowning
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