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ｍｙｓｅｌｆ,

i have a few things to say.

1)

y o u r life

y o u r choices

no longer belong to y o u .

they belong to those you care for.

they belong to those you ｌｏｖｅ.

i know you hate driving.

i know it makes you more anxious

than anything.

but mama wants you

to get your license.

so,

〈 l e a r n...h o w . 〉

(sorry for being ｈａｒｓｈ.)

i know you want to d i e .

i know you see no reason

to be a l i v e .

(for your own sake)

but baby sister n e e d s you,

mama needs your ｈｅｌｐ．

daddy says

mama will lose her mind

mama won't be able to keep going

if you don't get it t o g e t h e r .

so,

〈 k e e p...l i v i n g . 〉

(sorry for being ｈａｒｓｈ.)

2)

with every c u t you make

on that s k i n of yours

you place two c u t s

on mama's h e a r t

you add two rocks

to mama's bags.

how cruel of you to ｗｏｒｓｅｎ

her load.

and, honey,

i know they told you

not to worry about it.

the doctors at the hospital.

mama ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ,

she said

don't worry about me,

worry about you,

worry about treatment.

but n o n e of that matters now,

do you hear me?

mama matters,

this family won't ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅ

without mama.

we're crashing

and burning

as it is.

mama's the drizzling rain

that keeps the flames at bay.

w o r r y even more,

if it means you'll protect mama.

push away your hurt

you don't get to

indulge in it any longer.

• put away your razors

• worry if you must

• cut out unnecessities

• take the needs of the captain

• and place them above your own

• above your everything.

and remember this:

it's not just you anymore,

love.

(sorry for being ｈａｒｓｈ.)

- x