dear you,
the world has been unkind to you, and i can feel your fright and loneliness as you clutch my hand so something will keep you from the darkness you so fear.
i know that you want to feel loved, feel reassured that love is solid and real - and you will let him break your heart, and drain your body of all that you knew because you cannot let go of him; you cannot let go of what you so desperately wanted, but were so utterly failed by.
know this, dear girl: the world is fleeting. know that your chasing the days will be beautiful, if only you let it. do not let the smoke curling around your throat fill your lungs and your head; it only whispers unhappiness into your ear. you’re afraid the lights that keep away the darkness will fade and die; they will. but, in the darkness you'll find so much more - no longer will you grab around helplessly for a beam of freedom.
you will suffer - this you must know. you will lose so much across the long, empty years. but you will not be silent anymore. your voice was stolen many times, but it is in the shadows that you'll find it and never let go. your voice will reach through; it will never let you forget.
i want you to know you'll survive. you will survive and find life.
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