Real Safety Is Still Far Away

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Everything's good

My circumstances aren't dangerous and people say nice things here

I'm safe

But I still feel so damn empty

My chest is a cage for a bird that is on its last note

The rusty bars are covered in scratches and indentations

They still hold it captive

It turns out

The sun can't shine if you have a rain cloud following you

I should get better

My problems have been swapped with new ones

The bird sings too much and people can hear it

I need silence

I can feel the edges of the cage start pushing onto my skin and there are marks on me from the bird's beak

I know you know

On its last note, but it sure makes it count

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