Cant lose

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I can't lose this fight yet, for I cannot give in. I cannot give in to the pleasant bliss of relief. Relief of the sins that I have put on my shoulders, relief of all the pain I have held inside, relief from the darkness of the night. Relief to what my heart holds bounded by hundreds of chains and barriers. I have created so many barriers to keep myself from getting hurt. But I always take the barriers down for the wrong person, only to get hurt more.

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