Breathing Words

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Sitting still
I do my best 
To take shallow breaths 
So I don't spill 
These tears 
And drown myself 
Because 
I have no 
Life jacket
Life saver 
No one to notice me 
Not being braver
So I hold still
So still
Till
I reabsorb 
This pain
And add yet another layer
To contain
All the things that ever hurt me
To continue to hold it all
Together, to stay worthy
To continue 
To be all things 
Everyone around me needs 
Still,
Measured, 
Careful,
This is 
The only way 
I breathe

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