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let the tears settle deep inside,
let the heart drown in the weight of it all,
until the suffocation becomes unbearable,
until only rage, fury, and madness remain.

stay there.
don't escape.
resist the pull to weep.
because the last time i let them fall,
i was left hollow.

so i refuse to cry,
because i will not bear that emptiness again.
hush now.