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Don't Think


Easy does it. Keep it simple. Go slow.

"Don't!"

     Don't hold your breath.

               Don't get attached.

                         Don't think about it.

                              Don't think.

Think.

     Think straight.

               Think things through.

                         Think about the future

                              Think about your future.

"For better or for worse." The future. Your future.

It won't be

     Easy

          Simple or

               Slow.

You'll hold your breath.

     You'll get attached.

          You'll think about it.

               You'll think

                                                                        and won't think straight.

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kporter26
<p>I wrote this poem when I was in a state of depression and had just gotten out of a relationship that went horribly wrong.</p>

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