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Feel better, friend.

Now life ain't that bad.
Now, they say, and you believe
"Fake it til you make it'

Now, put up your best smile, wipe away those tears,
keep using those commas now,

that's right,

life doesn't end that easy, not like a sentence, no.





Writing:
It's more than just purging these heavy thoughts. It's about remembering who you were, and how you became who you were today. Those darker days where death started meaning something... something else, something I hadn't...
Well, I am disappointed I didn't write then. That person seems so far from me now, and I just want to tell him that I love him, and would love for him to write to me. Address me with a hopeful message, even if he, were not feeling that way.
Please let yourself be loved, please don't isolate yourself.
Please keep smiling, please, don't be too hard on yourself.
Please remember that life is usually worth living,
please keep in mind the brevity of life, the limits of our days.

Find new ways to be happy, every single day.
Stop being afraid of people, man, they ain't all that scary. Make a connection, make connections.
Making friends seems like such a hard thing to do, but right now I do believe that it is important.
Try not to worry about the consequences, some people do need to fake it until they make it. Be OK with that.

Write, and use all the commas in the world, I, love, them, so, so, so, much,
Because commas mean more words, and, sometimes all I have are words. They do so little at times, but I still love them, and need them.

Be well,
smile through it all,
don't be too afraid,

you are my friend,
so feel better.

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