“I know you. You're the one wearing that smile, even though last night you barely slept. Your selfies tell a different story, the one you don't want others to know. Happiness on the surface but there's pain in your soul. I think the world of you. The way you stand upright, refusing to fall. You walk through the madness and if you had to , you'd crawl. So to the strongest souls I know, the ones reading this how. When the world throws it's punches, defend yourself & adjust your crown.”

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