Dying Slowly…
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Leo
Behind my smile, there's a heart that has broken a thousand times, yet still chooses to laugh so no one notices the cracks. I look happy, I act fine, I joke around, but deep down I'm tired, I'm lost, I'm searching for something I can't even explain. People see my smile and think I'm the strongest person, but they don't see the nights when I cry silently, when I overthink everything, when I feel like no one really understands me. My smile hides the fears of losing people I love, the regrets of things I never said, and the weight of expectations I can't always meet. I keep smiling because I don't want to be a burden, I don't want anyone to see my weakness, but sometimes I just wish someone would look beyond the smile and say, "I know you're not okay, and I'm here."

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I just wanna go to sleep but no. My brain just has to go on and on and on about the stupidest things. I'm tired of it. I'm tired of constantly thinking but never thinking about the right stuff. I'm tired of being clumsy. I'm tired of messing up every sentence and every word I speak. I'm tired of messing up everything. I'm tired of everyone else growing up and getting a job and I can't no matter how much I want to. I'm tired of being so anxious about getting a new job and what i'll have to do and that i'll be too dumb and get fired. I'm tired of the fact that I can't ask questions. I'm tired of not knowing what i'm doing in school.
I'm tired of not having the words to express myself and then when I try people take it the wrong way. I'm tired of losing friends because I can't say or do anything right. I'm tired of having the "crazy" "lazy" parents. I'm tired of staying somewhere else all the time because when I'm home or alone my mental health is terrifyingly low. I'm tired of not being able to tell anyone any of this because they won't understand or know what to say. I'm so tired of everything…
Leo
Nobody knows how many times I've sat in my room and cried. How many times I've lost hope. How many times I've been let down. How many times I have felt like I was going to snap. How many times I have had to hold back tears. When I'm sad, the bad thoughts that go through my mind.
Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who love beyond all faults, cry behind closed doors and fight battles that nobody knows about. I keep myself together for the ones I love. Only those who have known darkness can truly appreciate the light.
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