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Lost

I feel lost. Like there is someone giving me the wrong directions. I am constantly taking the wrong turn at the intersection, My car is low on gas. I am lost. It’s like I am in the woods for the first time. Every tree looks the same, every cave is new Even though I passed it minutes before. This feeling goes deep into my chest And wraps its fingers around my organs Squeezing them until my chest seizes up. I sit at the dinner table while my body goes to war. I guess it doesn’t matter though because there is only one casualty. They say not to think about it. Pretend that the feeling isn’t there. Blink three times, and breathe. Snap your fingers and breathe. Whistle a tune and breathe. Do nothing, Ignore it And breathe.
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tamerapierce
19 / F
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Written by
tamerapierce
19 / F
Published
Jun 11, 2020
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