Wake Up

"will you sing to me?"

"sing? why?"

"because i'm sleeping and i can't wake up. 

because i need you to sing me to sleep."

"how could you be asleep if you're talking to me?"

"because this nothing is all i know anymore, 

i don't remember how to feel anything, 

i don't remember how to enjoy life the way i used to, 

i don't remember what 'happy' feels like, 

i don't care about much of anything anymore."

"will you do something for me?"

"i can't. tell me anyway though."

"sing to me then maybe you'll wake up."

"i can't. i. i. i'm falling. asleep. i. 

can't sing. not anymore. i. i. i. can't."

"please?"

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"sing to me?"

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"where are you?"

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"will you wake up?"

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"why did you have to go to sleep on me?"

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"why didn't i matter enough for you to stay?"

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"i should have sang to you. i'm sorry."

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