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Bubble gum is amazing It stretches when you blow You can wrap it miles around your tongue And inflate that stuff like dough Especially Hubba Bubba The stretchiest of them all Blow that ***** f***er And you can have a ball! But remember it’s only membrane Though tough it has its limits It’ll only stretch so far Til it splits and covers you in it Stretchy things aren’t infinite Even they can be spread too thin So careful with that stuff Or it’ll burst and splat, done in. The same applies to people They can only bend so far Before they inevitably snap Broken, clean in half. We only have one pair of hands And helpful as one can be If everyone wants a piece of you It becomes an impossibility To fulfil their needs And still meet your own You end up depleted Clapped out, on the floor So you must set boundaries Look after yourself Learn to say ‘no’ Think of your health When it all gets too much That’s a red flag right there So take a step back Regroup and take care For if you’re burnt out You’re no good to anyone So repeat after me: ‘I’m not a piece of bubblegum’.
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Aug 9, 2018
Aug 9, 2018 at 2:59 PM UTC
Bubblegum