Breathe In...

Breathe in Let it out Let go of all the worry All the dread All the hatred For yourself But how can you When everyone around you says you're perfect People only see the surface You struggle The word tears you apart Every strand of muscle in your heart Simply shredded All your life you struggle To find your path To find your place To find you And how can something so "perfect" Be so broken at the same time? Because you're so accustomed to The theatrics of being "happy" All of the time You can't be upset in front of others You can't be broken in front of the pure You can't be less than what's expected You smile. You don't let the cracks show You choke back your tears And just go about the day... Stop. Cry in front of them. Let someone help you. Be venerable. Let the people you love see your broken pieces For once.. Get out there. Tell the world you're not perfect And love yourself. Now breathe in.

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