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i'm drowning
but what I'm drowning in
is living
I fall into it
and instead of floating
it pulls me down to sink

it crawls down my throat
suffocating me
and finds my lungs
I can't breathe

it's difficult
to float
to be buoyant
when what you're drowning in
is your own emotions
i'm drowning

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