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how it feels

When you're so tired that your eyes cannot stay open

And you no longer feel like you have a purpose

When everything hurts and you cannot fake your smile anymore

You've been fighting way too long and finally you give up

You have won many battles

But you have lost this war

That is when you give in

You give in and let your eyes fall shut

You drift away into sleep

Before you fall off of the edge of conciousness

You bite your lip and pray

You pray to never open your eyes again

You pray that maybe

Just..

       maybe...

You will not

wake up

I don't think you know what that feels like

You will never know how it feels

To wake up

And be disappointed

And try to convince yourself it's a dream

You will never know how it feels

To be burdened by your own existence

You will never know how it feels to look in the mirror

And truly hate what you see

No, don't you ******* tell me you know how it feels

Just because you don't like your nose

Or you're sad sometimes

Just because you get angry

Or tell your little brother you hate him

You are not depressed

You are not a prisoner of your own mind

So shut up

Because you will never know how it feels

To live every single day

Wishing it would all end

Wishing people would just

stop

caring

Wishing you could disappear

You will never know how it feels

Don't tell me that you do

Because you don't

You will never know how I feel

You will never know what it is like

To be

b

u

  r

   d

    e

     n

      e

      d

by your own ******* existence.***

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Sep 3, 2013
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