they’re dead.

Why can’t I give enough?
And when I do,
why does it always end up worse than it did before?

Why is it when I ask those who need help they all of a sudden get worse?

Why is it when I ask for help it’s a burden for those around me?

Why do I only talk about me and not the ones who truly need to be talked about?

Why do the people I love keep drifting away?

It’s like I was the avalanche to the Titanic and the people I love are the people on the ship.

They got away but they die in the end.

am i the problem?

“yes. yes you are.”
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