I love you

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94030
United States
37° 35' 45.222" N, 122° 25' 6.2796" W

Swimming by myself in a too-deep pool
I’ve never felt so alone in this school
My grades- they’re slipping
My brother and I- we’re fighting
My mom keeps shouting that I’m never right
And I’m so sleep deprived, I see the light
I made a mistake and got suspended
Now I only think about being rescinded
Everything- my grades, my life, my health
I’m losing it all- I’m losing my wealth
Off I go, go back to my bathroom
And with a knife, I welcome my doom
Cutting myself, letting my blood drip
To the open gates of hell, down it slips
And as I’m about to cut more and more
I hear my phone vibrate right by the door
“Hey, haven’t talked to you in a minute.
What’s up with that? I miss you, damn it”
I pause, I look, I think
About how I was letting myself sink
And it dawns upon me, all anew
There are people out there who care about you
Now I’m no poet, I’m sure you see that
But I’m here to say, that knife goes down and back
Tread through that negativity
Swim to positivity
I did it, and now I’m standing by you
To see to it, that you do it too
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Don’t lose this fight, don’t you dare lose

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