Breathe In.

Breathe Out.

Breathe In.

Breathe Out.

Breathe In.

Once upon a time, I was like you.

Breathe Out.

I went to school.

Breathe In.

I got a job.

Breathe Out.

I had a life.

Breathe In.

I learned.

Breathe Out.

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I struggled.

Breathe In.

I grew.

Breathe Out.

I had issues too.

Breathe Out.

That girl I liked.

Breathe In. 

Problems at work.

Breathe Out.

I struggled to love.

Breathe In.

I struggled with being loved.

Breathe Out.

I was luckier than most.

Breathe In.

Oh, so, so lucky.

Breathe Out.

I have a family that loves me.

Breathe In.

A mother who cares.

Breathe Out.

A father who tells me how proud he is.

Breathe In.

A brother who annoys me.

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And a good friend that truly knows me. 

-Gasp-

But that girl…

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I never asked her.

Breathe In.

My biggest regret in my life...

Breathe Out.

...Is that I didn’t take a chance.

-Gasp-

My biggest regret...

Breathe Out.

...Is that while I had a life…

Breathe In.

...I never truly…

-Gasp-

...Lived.