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You're Fine. It's fine. I'm fine.

by Olive Luniir

You thought they loved you. You-- I--... You thought they cared, they even thought of you-- about you. You needed them. You needed them. They left you anyway.

Sometimes, they do that. They-- they leave you. You can't blame them, though. Deep down, you know it's your fault they left. You know that-- whatever it was-- you could have fixed it. You are the reason you are in pain. This is all your fault. Even thinking anything else proves it to be true: this is all your fault.
So, you stay quiet. You keep to yourself. You try to do as little harm as possible. How can you? Everything bad that happens is your own fault, and anything else is someone else's doing. You are worthless-- less than that, even. You are---

And then, you're okay. You're used to this self-talk. It's normal, it keeps me sane, it keeps you together-- it--

You're not comfortable... but you don't want anything to change. It's fine. You're-- I'm fine. It's fine.

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  1. oh, lovely day
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  2. You're Fine. It's fine. I'm fine.
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  3. all together, as all things should be
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  4. the shoulder dweller
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  5. the voices tell me it's okay
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  6. they're right-
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  7. yet.? (3 & 4)
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  8. until you take it from me
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  9. give me a name
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