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inhale

I am drowning.

Every time someone grabs my hand to pull me out,

another rock is tied to my ankle.

I sink deeper and deeper.

I am simply too stupid

to know the difference between air and water,

but I keep trying to breathe 

because I believed 

that there was always some good 

in the situation.

But I'm just too stupid 

to figure out how to survive.

 

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