Don't You Get It?
Don't you get it?
I'm not okay
I'm not just tired
I'm not fine
I'm not good
My life is not great
Don't you get it?
You need to understand that you don't know everything
You need to know that because you love me doesn't mean I love myself
You need to get that I'm not who I used to be
You have got to learn that time heals slowly, I'm not going to be amazing in the next hour
My life is not great
Don't you get it?
I smile because my dad thinks I'm still alive inside
I laugh to show my sister that I'm not broken and that I'm okay
I hug my mom and tell her "I love you" because she is blind to what she is holding
I mess with my brother because I know he hates me and I want to show him I don't care
My life is not great
Don't you get it?
I'm done hiding
I'm done caring
I'm done living
I'm done pretending
My life is not great
Don't you get it?
My life is not great
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