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The Battle Inside


One moment you're fine

Then all the sudden

It hits you

 

Heart pounding

Palms sweating

Its hard to breathe

 

Everyone is asleep

I need to calm down

what can I do?
 

Count to ten

Breathe

Try to clear your mind

 

Need to talk

A phone call

He will understand
 

This happens to him too

The fear, the tears

It happens to him

 

Its' not so strange

Others suffer too

In silence
 

Because no one wants to talk

About the problem

 

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