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I Was Busy
March 15, 2019
I lied and said I was busy. I was busy, but not in a way that most people understand.
I was busy taking deeper breaths.
I was busy silencing my irrational thoughts.
I was busy calming my racing heart.
I was busy trying to convince myself that I was ok.
I was busy trying to find a way to love myself.
Sometimes this is my busy, but people don’t understand that.
© Ellen K., Baldwin Park, CA
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Minus said...
on Sep. 26 at 8:51 am
So nice and relateable
libraryghost PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 18 2023 at 11:28 pm
this is so relatable good job...
libraryghost PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 18 2023 at 11:25 pm
this is so relatable good job...
Self-Scarred BRONZE said...
on Nov. 1 2023 at 3:33 pm
So good and relatable. I wish someone could understand all the pain we go through each time
goneg1rl said...
on Aug. 18 2022 at 2:16 am
Very relatable. Really nobody seems to understand that that busy can come in the form of just trying to keep yourself from breaking. this was very good.
Enigmatic_Abstract said...
on Apr. 1 2020 at 7:55 pm
It really be like that sometimes
jmeeks said...
on Dec. 3 2019 at 1:15 pm
This is really good. Short, straight to the point, well worded. I like it.
human2person BRONZE said...
on Nov. 15 2019 at 9:50 am
I love this
MarissaPham BRONZE said...
on Mar. 28 2019 at 12:29 pm
This piece is very relatable and nicely written!
hheyboer said...
on Mar. 28 2019 at 12:22 pm
Very deep and meaningful.
Kmartin004 said...
on Mar. 28 2019 at 9:34 am
Beautiful!
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