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Rehab


Nobody is irreplaceable, but nobody can replace you. You're my best friend, but I'm not what you depend on. The chemicals you love don't love you back, they remain emotionless and cold. The pills, the alcohol, the long, forgotten nights. I can still feel your hair in my hands, chilled by the cold air. It was a night I would never want to forget, but it's another night you'll never remember. Don't give up, don't give up on me. I promise you that I won't let go of you. You can fall with me to catch you, but the biggest problem is you. This isn't a game, this is nothing but shame. Let me help, put them down, I'll fix you until you are okay. You're not okay. You have to sway. away from this life before this life sways away from you. Don't give up, it's never too late, I'll keep you up if you stay awake. Stay here with me, on the ground. The medicine won't fix you from the pain that it will cause. A thousand scars and countless bodies I remembrance of the lost. This is real. This is not a story, this is life. The demons you have are ones that I share. You aren't alone, we are all as scared as you are. Don't give up, don't give up on me. I promise you that I won't let go of you. You can fall with me to catch you, but the biggest problem is you. This isn't a game, this is nothing but shame. Let me help, put them down, I'll fix you until you are okay. Stop, before its too late. They'll kill your horrors, but that's not all they'll kill. They'll bring you down, lower than the ground that you always end up on. Keep your life, don't let it fade away, don't fade away from me. I won't give up on you, I'll always be here to push you through. So don't give up on me, don't take yourself away from me so soon.

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