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December 4, 2013
By emilythestrange SILVER, Fairport, New York
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"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not."

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I can be happy in front of a crowd.
I can save my tears.
I can spare my family,
I have for all these years.

I can say I’m fine,
Even though it’s a lie.
I can stay strong.
You don’t want to see me cry.

I can pretend the meds work,
And convince them all I’m okay.
I can wait for the night,
They shouldn’t see me this way.

I can tell them I’m happy,
And write the truth in my skin.
Because, with all these walls to break down,
I’m not sure it’s worth it to get in.

© Jeremy B., Austin, TX

The author's comments:
I wrote this when I was starting to recover and people were trying to help. I told myself that I would just pretend I was okay and go back to dealing with it myself. The thing is, the more I pretended I was okay, the more I was.
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