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I trip over myself so hard that the walls are always melting. My stress fueled heartbeat echoes in my ears so loudly that I fear the heavens will shatter. In a room full of friends and familiar faces I sit quietly; I feel like a stranger with no voice. The day they taught us not to take it personally? I guess I skipped it. My breaths come and go as the seconds morph to minutes, muted by the pounding in my ears. Clenched fists boil the blood I taste from biting my tongue as the words I crave to utter shatter off the back of my teeth.
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Aug 17, 2014
Aug 17, 2014 at 3:15 AM UTC
Learning to Shut Up
I trip over myself so hard that the walls are always melting. My stress fueled heartbeat echoes in my ears so loudly that I fear the heavens will shatter. In a room full of friends and familiar faces I sit quietly; I feel like a stranger with no voice. The day they taught us not to take it personally? I guess I skipped it. My breaths come and go as the seconds morph to minutes, muted by the pounding in my ears. Clenched fists boil the blood I taste from biting my tongue as the words I crave to utter shatter off the back of my teeth.
syd-morgan
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Aug 17, 2014
Aug 17, 2014 at 3:15 AM UTC
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