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stay//sleep


i stay, he says leaves my brain a mess and my heart is shattered you know i don’t matter stop pretending i do stop being like you amazing and kind i’m not worth your time just leave me alone before we’re too old before you’re stuck with me you don’t want to be so just go back to sleep it’s more important than me
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