I’m not fine. I’m not fine. I’m. Not. Fine. I’M NOT FINE OKAY not fine at all. You’d think I’d miss being happy But I don’t come close to caring. I was once a victim of a cruel boy Now I’m a victim of my own mind. And nobody cares about what happened to me So I wonder if anyone cares about what he did Because there was a crowd to witness Who stood by with bubbles floating from their mouths So now I’m a victim of my own mind and I’m not fine. Will I ever be fine again? I’ve been working on getting stronger, on not apologizing But I haven’t been working on being stronger, forgiving I’m not fine and I hate myself and it’s a cycle I feel so damaged and I’m not fine and it’s a cycle Will I ever stop drowning and swim to shore?
My fingers move with their own will And little clicks reach my ears to say hi And there are little lines on the screen now And my heart doesn’t feel how it did before. But I still haven’t made a sound. I thought if I lost control for a bit I might feel better but I'm still not fine at all My eyes are glass holes; I can't see the shore.
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