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Drowning in You

I am torn between what I want and what I need. The sensible part of me urges me to let you go. But the other part of me begs me to let you stay. A constant conflict inside me, trying to break free. The hardest part is not knowing. I’m heartless and loveless but you bring me to my knees. I’m weak in your embrace and you conquer me. I’ve spent much time building up the walls around my heart. With one kiss they crumble and I’m lost. Lost in you and hopes of what could be, I struggle to stay afloat and not to sink. But I am drowning in you. Although I should swim fast and breathe, I cannot bring myself to leave. And so I let the water surround my heart and push me down. I sink deeper and deeper into what I feel for you. But you watch from ashore as the life is drained from me. You have won. I am in love. 

love

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