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Special EP. The feeling of missing people.

The beginning of those three years.

It starts from a weekday morning.

That's not common anymore.

The first day I blocked everyone out of their lives,

There was no alarm.

No one's name popped up.

There's nothing to wait for.

And there's nothing more to lose.

I opened my eyes and woke up.

The first thing it feels is not sadness.

But is

Relief.

Relieved like a person just putting a heavy item that has been carrying for years to the ground.

The shoulder that's been tensed all the time, it's relaxed without my orders.

I breathe deeper every day.

And think to yourself,

"It's over."

I had no idea

The ending.

Doesn't mean

It's gone.

Because in the silence I chose,

Remnants of memory

Not gone anywhere

It's just

Wait.

-

During the first week,

Everything looks easier than it looks.

No one regrets it.

Nobody makes you think too much.

No one makes it necessary to question their own worth.

It's calm.

So calm that I began to believe

I really survived.

But the truth is,

I just haven't found it yet.

It's

-

First month

I started seeing it in small things.

Some songs

Some place.

Some words

It didn't come violent.

But come quietly.

Like a shadow walking behind

I still live.

Still laughing

Still acting like everything is normal

But at night,

When there's nothing to escape.

Memories will sit down next door.

Without asking permission.

-

First year

I'm starting to understand

Blocking everyone

Doesn't mean I can block myself from the past.

Because the person I escaped

Not just them.

But is

I myself at the time.

I'm starting to see myself better.

Saw weakness.

Saw the effort.

Seeing stupidity

And see sincerity.

That once

No one's ever protected it.

Including myself.

-

Second year

It doesn't hurt the same.

But it's still there.

Like a scar.

That doesn't hurt.

But also said

It used to actually happen.

I started building a new life.

Slowly.

Be quiet.

No one applauded.

But no one else destroyed it.

-

Third year

One morning,

I opened my eyes and woke up again.

Like the first day

But the feeling is not the same.

This time

It's not a relief that "it's over."

But it's peace.

That knows that.

Even if the memory is still

It was

I didn't catch up.

Because of me.

Not the same person

To run anymore.

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