When Reality Hits



You talked about it
I cried about it
Just a single sentence
A single word
Scared me more
Than your diagnosis ever could
Because to hear you say it
So casually
Like it could really happen
Made me realize
It could.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Characters 202
Words 41
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

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