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I am not an empath,  How could I possibly protect myself to lie and say;   After experiencing it all second hand,    More and more each day  
Water’s rushing in Filling the holes Blinding the eyes Hurting the soul   Water’s rushing in  Leaving the innocent helpless
I made the mistake of allowing myself to dip my toes into the water And letting myself get carried away into the deep end. I couldn’t find it in me to save myself Because I never learned how to swim.
I made the mistake of allowing myself to dip my toes into the water And letting myself get carried away into the deep end. I couldn’t find it in me to save myself Because I never learned how to swim.
My anxiety haunts me.And no, it's not the usual "under the bed" or "inside the closet" ghostThis is a "inside my heart" ghostA "something is holding me against my bed" ghostA "I can't breathe" ghost
The curtains have closed, do not slow your breathing. Midnight has come, you feel them near. The Demons are coming, the Demons are thieving.  
The dragons surround me Their fire lashing out at me, Their ceaseless destruction Finally taking its toll. The destruction I caused. The fire I created. The dragons I raised.
Calculus, Chemistry, will this endless tide of homework ever stop?
Much Too Much  
It consumes me
Overwhelming work I can't take it anymore My brain will explode
I write because I go through hard times  Family and friends are not always there Most of my problems rhyme I do not always share   People just look at physical appearance
It seems to always start the same way, just like a cycle I might say. The way a bottle slowly fills up, drop by drop reaching the top until it can't take it no longer, it starts to suffocate in its own water,
A sweltering sea overtook my nimble and anxious body. The salt had burned my pressed eyes; the waters were deeper and heavier than the hidden
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