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they know how to swim

a horrible sinking feeling

collapsing and compressing down on me

taking away the precious air from my lungs

and from the atmosphere around me

 

water seeps from my eyes

ears and eyes burning from the pressure

of the sea i'm too tired to tread

and disappearing below

 

i jumped in to drown them

tempting the universe to smite me

and take the voices away with it

but they are the demons inside of me

 

they know how to swim

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paige-elliott
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Jul 3, 2013
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