the night

I was staring at my ceiling questioning the reason for my existence my arms were stinging my head was heavy my heart was numb so I decided I didn't want to feel like this anymore I wanted to test my limit to see if my body could take it so I did I swallowed one after the other laughing music deafening my ears tears were spilling against my will by 10 I thought to myself how did it get to this? I thought I was getting better but no I wasn't so I kept going by 20 regret skimmed my body but my urge to be free was stronger I pushed forward more and more my sister then caught my eye a picture of all my baby sisters in front of their lifeless one filled my mind and I broke I broke unlike ever before I stopped at 35 not any more or less I don't wish for them to see that to ruin them like that I would never I could never I stared back up to the ceiling And let the darkness take over Only this was one I would wake from

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