Cliff

Sun, 06/09/2013 - 19:04 -- cbradsh

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11436
United States
40° 40' 18.5412" N, 73° 47' 52.0548" W

A mental breakdown is like a crack in the walls of the universe
A quickly expanding hole
That you didn't realize was there
Until you felt the draft
You felt the pain of the widening gap
And found yourself standing before a chasm
A bottomless pit
In which you can see no chance of escaping
With your back against the cliff face
Hoping for a hand up
Hoping not to have to jump
Hoping to survive the fall...

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