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Drowning In Shallow Water

drowning in shallow water knowing how to swim, but not knowing how to float i do not blame her for leaving drowning in shallow water knowing how to swim, but not knowing how to float i do not blame her for choosing him my main mistake was wanting too much time to myself my main mistake was pushing her, and her love, away my main mistake was taking her sincere, precious love for me for granted my main mistake was underestimating and doubting her inner strength as well as her independence now there she is happy, smiling , and so in love with a real man now here i am, a sad, pouting, pitiful little boy with a long way to go my stomach is not full from the shallow water in which i am drowning in it is instead from the heavily liquefied regret that is still painfully grounding in

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