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How Hard I Try

I sit here
and try to write
I don’t want to be abrasive
It is agonizing trying to find words
To separate my feelings 
and my wish 
to express myself
For I am cautious when I start
So I don’t sound helpless
Or guarded
I do not want to rely on a cycle 
Of sorrow and regret
Like quicksand or poison
When I can choose to smile
And breathe
Live for the now
Prescribe only happiness
And leave sadness
Far behind

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