an x I e t y

i can barely breathe -b r e a t h- chasing down every breath that i take but i'm gonna fake it and shake every hand every one i cant stand as i'm standing here gasping for air -b r e a t h- swallowed the pills with intention to killoff the part of my self thats been t r y i n g t o kill m e -b r e a t h- but it survived and now e v er y night w i d e awake try to fake what it feels like t o d i e just to make sure im a l i v e -b r e a t h- now that I can breathe questioning every breath that i take am I gonna make it? and shake every hand every one i cant stand as i'm standing here g asping for air -b r e a t h- swallowed the pills for the mentally ill but not paying the bill that's a b n o r m a l they tell m e t o not feel the shame when there's no one to blame just a way to be different that makes me the same just know after the tone when they c a l l m e b y n a m e -b r e a t h- i can barely breathe *br- -th* chasing down every breath cuz i know that they know thatimfakingit shakingtheirhands howcouldthey u n d e r s t a n d ? whatidontunderstandasimstandinghere gasping for air i can barely breathe

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