24277960@N08/2609390501/.
the life I should be living
thrives in words I don’t speak
actions I don’t take
emotions I don’t betray
the life I should be living
is more real to me some days
than your voice, your touch,
your face, your heart
the live I should be living
looms aside me
tempting me to jump
away from solid ground
the live I should be living
whispers that I can fly
that my wings can be
that my wings will take me high
the life I should be living
tells me that I belong there
that I will be able to breathe
that the knot of dread will disappear
the life I should be living
beckons me with promises
that my grays will be wonderous
reds and blues and greens
the life I should be living
draws me closer
beckons
calls
but I live here
I don’t jump
I don’t fly
I don’t breathe
I don’t move
I don’t claim the life I should be living
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