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date: 2013-06-30 
time: 18:39:06
time: 18:39:06my lungs are wet i took them out of
my body while i was
asleep and left them in the rain
and
when i woke up my lungs were back
in my body and i realized i'm
not any better than the dead animal
i saw on the side of the road
last month
you saw it too but you pretended you didn't
i said i wasn't sick but i am
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date: 2013-06-28 time: 01:08:40
time: 01:08:40do not say "no one knows i am dying inside"
as if it is some badge of honor
the "mask you wear" is nothing to brag about
neither is the "smile you fake every single day"
it is hard to not be okay and i am sorry for that
but pretending you are okay is the easy part
be brave
and tell someone
reach out to a friend or family member
because i am done awarding you sympathy points
you are not a trooper
you are an actor playing the part expected of you
do not pretend that you have built
these layers of armor to protect others
you are not a martyr
you are a scared girl who thinks
the best way to get attention is to pretend you detest it
stop
strong isn't suffering in silence
strong is asking for help
that is the hardest thing
so shut up and talk to someone
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date: 2013-06-27 time: 16:35:57
time: 16:35:57some numbers are prettier than others
neater and cleaner and safer
there isn't always a reason
for example
i can't explain why monday is yellow
tuesday blue wednesday green thursday purple
friday and saturday red
sunday yellow like monday
like butter
like the forsythia bush your mother tends to
like the summer dress you didn't buy last week
because it made you cry at the mirror
and like the sunlight through the window
you stare up at the glass entranced
lying on your kitchen floor in a blessedly empty house
friday's hue striping your left wrist and right thigh
you're thinking that today would be a nice day to die.
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