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ow up They will want you to be happy too My mind knows what to do I tell myself all the “What Ifs”</p><p id="b20b">What if I can’t pay the bills What if they hate me What if I ruin everything What if I’m not strong enough</p><p id="9402">I would give anything to know the right answer Which is less detrimental to their little minds and hearts They love him But he doesn’t love himself</p><div id="0ba9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/about-me-alexandra-duncan-e68f71ee4bb2"> <div> <div> <h2>About Me — Alexandra Duncan</h2> <div><h3>Millennial writer of poetry & memoirs, mother & wife</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div>

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The World On My Shoulders

The pit in my stomach

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That feeling of knowing what you should do You just can’t take that leap If you leave now and throw it all away Everything will have been a lie

Everyone is screaming Telling you to run It’s too late to change everything You’ve been digging this hole for ten years

When you think you don’t deserve any better The facts are there You sacrifice yourself, your happiness You want what is best for them

When they grow up They will want you to be happy too My mind knows what to do I tell myself all the “What Ifs”

What if I can’t pay the bills What if they hate me What if I ruin everything What if I’m not strong enough

I would give anything to know the right answer Which is less detrimental to their little minds and hearts They love him But he doesn’t love himself

Poetry
Blue Insights
Parenting
Motherhood
Pain
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