dontpretendyoureokay
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I used to pray for cancer
For the distraction from the worldly worries
And a catapult to the spiritual ones.
I used to pray for cancer
It's a dark prayer I know
But the darkness seemed like light.
If you really knew me
you’d know i can’t pass by a mirror
without pulling up my shirt, to stare at
last night’s gallon of ice-cream
box of cereal
and bag of cookies.
you’d know i have no energy