Fighting Against the Urge to Give up

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I can’t take it anymore,

I can’t stand to hear your words beating against my heart

I can’t be perfect

I can’t be beautiful

I can’t be what you want

I can’t bear to live this life anymore

I can’t let you bully me anymore

I can’t continue this path that you have chosen for me

I can’t cry alone anymore

I can’t scream when you are gone and pretend it never happened

I can’t act like I do not pray to God that I just drop dead

I can’t do this anymore

I can’t be who you want me to be

And now I just have to learn how not to…

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