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We Are Dying

November 26, 2017
By octoberopal PLATINUM, San Jose, California
octoberopal PLATINUM, San Jose, California
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We are bruised

but we do not

show our marks off,

we are sick

but we do not

allow ourselves to cough,

we are sad

but we do not

dare to look soft.

We are lost

but we must pretend

we know the way,

we are scared

but we must pretend

we laugh at fate,

we are dying

but we must pretend

we're here to stay.


The author's comments:

In terms of mental health, people in general are pressured to believe they must hide their illness, pretend it doesn't exist, and go on with their life as if everything's fine. But everything's not fine. People are bruised, they're scared, they're dying, and they need help.


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