emptiness

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emotions
are things of myths
and legends
told and whispered around campfires.
they're terrifying
deadly
poisonous
and will kill your soul
without so much
as a
second
thought.
so
how do you protect yourself
against these emotions?
you become empty.
empty is another word for
surviving
without the fear of dying.
for living in the void
of numbness
and nothingness
and that monotonous buzz
of wasting the days
to be doing something.
i would rather
be
empty
than
feel my heart break over you.

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