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Do you think this has been easy? Free will — but no will. Living a life — but no life. Going places — but nowhere. I’ve seen a lot. A lot of tears. A lot of missed chances. A lot of sleepless nights. They love me… They love to watch me fail. They love to measure how far I won’t make it. They love the taste of my suffering — as if my pain is their entertainment, as if my breaking is their hope. Now I’m left trying to rescue myself from suicidal tendencies, from self-sabotage, from another year drowning in tears, from sprinting away from the life I deserve. Don’t call me selfish when I have never lived a life I could call my own. I have lived serving others above my health, my years, my fears. I tried to be happy — yet somehow pain found its way through my smile. I tried to be loved — yet they love me only to hate me later. I tried to be free — yet I can’t even take the bus back home without feeling trapped. So tell me… Do you still think this has been easy?
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Jan 12
Jan 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC
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Do you think this has been easy? Free will — but no will. Living a life — but no life. Going places — but nowhere. I’ve seen a lot. A lot of tears. A lot of missed chances. A lot of sleepless nights. They love me… They love to watch me fail. They love to measure how far I won’t make it. They love the taste of my suffering — as if my pain is their entertainment, as if my breaking is their hope. Now I’m left trying to rescue myself from suicidal tendencies, from self-sabotage, from another year drowning in tears, from sprinting away from the life I deserve. Don’t call me selfish when I have never lived a life I could call my own. I have lived serving others above my health, my years, my fears. I tried to be happy — yet somehow pain found its way through my smile. I tried to be loved — yet they love me only to hate me later. I tried to be free — yet I can’t even take the bus back home without feeling trapped. So tell me… Do you still think this has been easy?
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Jan 12
Jan 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC
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