#1 get out of bed
#2 get dressed
#3 practice smiling in the mirror
#4 cut
#5 count your steps on the carpet
curtain's almost up
#6 hide the dark circles
#7 pretend everything's okay
#8 cover the tear tracks
#9 shove down the sadness
#10 silence the screams
time's up
curtains open
camera rolling
Aug 29, 2025
Aug 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM UTC
#1 get out of bed
#2 get dressed
#3 practice smiling in the mirror
#4 cut
#5 count your steps on the carpet
curtain's almost up
#6 hide the dark circles
#7 pretend everything's okay
#8 cover the tear tracks
#9 shove down the sadness
#10 silence the screams
time's up
curtains open
camera rolling
i wrote this one from a while ago on an old doc, just found it now and thought ya'll'd like it (i'm not southern that's just how i talk)
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