Which looks perfect from outside
But is hollow and rotten
On the inside.

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Breathing that is steady and slow with the thoughts standing still.

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That recharges itself
With facts and reality
And gets drained when
Misunderstood with lies.

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I was relieved yet scared,
Excited yet anxious,
About the news you would share,
And how I should respond,
To your toxic care.

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Not only do we get cuts and bruises,
We also get awards and accolades,
To a life lived well, according to yourself.

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Permission from others to live your life

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Fighting fire with fire
Only burns you faster
Than igniting the fire.

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Which needs a few lines
To describe you for who you are,
And paragraphs to describe,
Who you could have been.

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Harder than being the person I was, before being the person I want to be.

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Which doesn't show you yourself,
But who you can be,
And the world around could be.

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