Every day is the same long day,281Please respect copyright.PENANAfVjkBBUhr8
Where getting up seems impossible281Please respect copyright.PENANAhSwSgvIGKg
When in your bed, you could lie,281Please respect copyright.PENANAayesOKQsuo
But instead, you push yourself up, thinking:281Please respect copyright.PENANAr2j5yXIhp5
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'Skipping breakfast281Please respect copyright.PENANA2wqrn5eVbe
Straight to school281Please respect copyright.PENANAA5l3o7BQU0
Same old routine281Please respect copyright.PENANABm3O4ZQgOk
Bumbling like a fool.'281Please respect copyright.PENANA3yPT6Nbw7j
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The long day seems to last forever as you drag your feet281Please respect copyright.PENANAYjtSN6LyVV
From class to class and task to task.281Please respect copyright.PENANABZ6liC3xRA
You see yourself in the mirror and wonder aloud,281Please respect copyright.PENANAe0TuyoH1xm
"Is this really me?"281Please respect copyright.PENANAfKYT8kxq6S
281Please respect copyright.PENANAZwOeA1UfPf
Bags under the eyes,281Please respect copyright.PENANAGDycHfYznb
Hunched in the back,281Please respect copyright.PENANAnphkbcScTT
Hair in frizzed curls281Please respect copyright.PENANAD0U6ErTs16
and looking ten times as fat!281Please respect copyright.PENANAaBjbU6vQcu
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'What has become of me?' you think with a forlorn expression.281Please respect copyright.PENANA89eu86Kro8
'Was it the all-nighters I pulled or working all the time?281Please respect copyright.PENANA5fRGaDT377
Or is it another bout of depression281Please respect copyright.PENANAkVLyV7B5NR
Messing with my mind?'281Please respect copyright.PENANAL0eYX4TQ7x
281Please respect copyright.PENANAgb6rFNXD6B
You get to work in the afternoon,281Please respect copyright.PENANA0RsOEFBnpr
Already tired from the studying you do.281Please respect copyright.PENANAaJ8mE5LxnN
You feel as if no one understands you281Please respect copyright.PENANAKA8UnCw30o
Especially the way people brush over your hurts281Please respect copyright.PENANA7OovJbk6oN
Making life more challenging to live through.281Please respect copyright.PENANAuwoOLyvQsT
281Please respect copyright.PENANAdj7pIzBynY
Back and forth you walk,281Please respect copyright.PENANA4ARH45VvnB
Across the restaurant.281Please respect copyright.PENANArbsBmQMZmC
Your whole body hurts,281Please respect copyright.PENANA95RzLKUMeZ
And your brain is starting to rot.281Please respect copyright.PENANAPxgsJdiXbz
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But you persevere, surviving all the way281Please respect copyright.PENANAgwV0DwPHam
Going home to your bed281Please respect copyright.PENANA8QPeK7soSU
Knowing that you survived281Please respect copyright.PENANABIAvOYv1in
Another extremely long day.281Please respect copyright.PENANAmDZ6wttZh1
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