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Close your eyes Erase whoever is tattooed on the inside of your eyelids and find comfort in the darkness It is yours Inhale, exhale Repeat this for the rest of your life When the starry nights turn cold Wrap your sheets around your feet And curl into the comforter, finding solace in your solitude It is okay if you cannot lift your listless body off of the bed This also means you can not hurt yourself Take a shower, wash the day off of your skin Send your sorrows down the drain Do not worry if you still feel unclean when you step out of the bathtub This just means you need to scrub deeper Inhale Exhale Pass the air through your lungs, let this be the part of you that never tears Find beauty In your breath, sending little sailboats floating off into the night (clouds?) Compress your chest if you must Reach inside your ribs and take the balloons into your hands, Be gentle Remember that you were a child once, That they still live inside of you Inhale Exhale Repeat, repeat, repeat this like your favorite song The one that you keep in your pocket like a lucky penny Keep the music close to you, voices of strangers soothing you from your self- estrangement Pianos will always hold your hands Guitar strings will kiss your fingertips Breathe, and exhale song When it is dangerous to be alone Surround yourself with the hum of other people's souls Let them take care of you when you cannot take care of yourself That is what they are here for You would do the same There will be some nights When the pain in your chest makes you bend in half Open a window Soothe your lungs with the winter air Dehumidify your eyes with the dryness of December Dim the lights Inhale, exhale Repeat this for the rest of your life
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Feb 5, 2015
Feb 5, 2015 at 9:47 PM UTC
How to Keep Breathing
Close your eyes Erase whoever is tattooed on the inside of your eyelids and find comfort in the darkness It is yours Inhale, exhale Repeat this for the rest of your life When the starry nights turn cold Wrap your sheets around your feet And curl into the comforter, finding solace in your solitude It is okay if you cannot lift your listless body off of the bed This also means you can not hurt yourself Take a shower, wash the day off of your skin Send your sorrows down the drain Do not worry if you still feel unclean when you step out of the bathtub This just means you need to scrub deeper Inhale Exhale Pass the air through your lungs, let this be the part of you that never tears Find beauty In your breath, sending little sailboats floating off into the night (clouds?) Compress your chest if you must Reach inside your ribs and take the balloons into your hands, Be gentle Remember that you were a child once, That they still live inside of you Inhale Exhale Repeat, repeat, repeat this like your favorite song The one that you keep in your pocket like a lucky penny Keep the music close to you, voices of strangers soothing you from your self- estrangement Pianos will always hold your hands Guitar strings will kiss your fingertips Breathe, and exhale song When it is dangerous to be alone Surround yourself with the hum of other people's souls Let them take care of you when you cannot take care of yourself That is what they are here for You would do the same There will be some nights When the pain in your chest makes you bend in half Open a window Soothe your lungs with the winter air Dehumidify your eyes with the dryness of December Dim the lights Inhale, exhale Repeat this for the rest of your life
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I deserve Ice cream and cookies I deserve attention and commitment I deserve 'I miss you' 'I need you' 'You are beautiful' I deserve happiness and a heart to rely on I deserve hugs and the deepest kisses I deserve laughter and a sound sleep I deserve promises and a willingness to keep I deserve openess and acceptance I deserve dedication I deserve them all And when I find myself Missing him After everything he has put me through I speak to my soul: You deserve better, Soft one You deserve Love
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Mar 7, 2019
Mar 7, 2019 at 4:44 AM UTC
After the many tears..
keep on keeping on never stop breathing    free no place to flop keep breathin walk walk step    keep on breathing don't forget feel the heartache keep on breatin    hurts so much life oh baby breathin breathin never stop    your not here if you don't fit oh baby oh baby oh baby oh baby    do wah do wah do wah do wah
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Jun 26, 2022
Jun 26, 2022 at 3:43 PM UTC
17/12/6b keep on