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Forgive me for this is the height of my selfishness, but I do not believe you. I know of my fear, the high walls I have constructed out of will and anxiety. Fortifications and towers of this mental stone, unending and reinforced. You are a foreigner to these hilled lands, your weapons of words all falter and fail. The gates won’t open to no crocodile tears; and once I’m gone, there shall be no lands left to conquer.
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Feb 16
Feb 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC
Castle
Forgive me for this is the height of my selfishness, but I do not believe you. I know of my fear, the high walls I have constructed out of will and anxiety. Fortifications and towers of this mental stone, unending and reinforced. You are a foreigner to these hilled lands, your weapons of words all falter and fail. The gates won’t open to no crocodile tears; and once I’m gone, there shall be no lands left to conquer.
I wrote this over some mixed emotions about some friends of mine. Been in a rough patch recently and these people have known me for less than a year, so some of their words feel hollow.
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Feb 16
Feb 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC
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