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before you


it felt like screaming until your throat went raw,

fighting for your breath under an 80-pound weight,

or purposely breaking your own bones.

 

that, my dear, is what love felt like before you

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michaelsmall
<p>Sounds a man in pain not able to be with his love.&nbsp;</p>

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