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We fight as one

Did you see what I tried to hide

Did my face give up my lie

Eye contact and I fake a smile

hiding myself in plain sight

Cracks begin showing through as I fall apart

Days turn into weeks. turn into months

before the light comes back

When you need help but don't have anywhere to go

Picking up each other off the ground

Are you family or one of the crowd

There is no more basic duty in our lives

than making sure that together we all survive

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Without us I am nothing but hollow remarks

I've hurt enough I want to help