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Why My Heart Beats and Bleeds and Yours Doesn’t

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Scranton chapter.

sometimes i like to walk around in your shoesĀ 

but then i remember to know better than to symapthise with you.

my mind is like the tides with its ebbs and flows

i want to give in. it floods

i want to make you beg. it recedes

constantly shifting around to find the middle ground between compliancy and obstinacyĀ 

but i am beginning to believe that it does not exist.

what am i but another charm on your bracelet, only to toss away when i lose my shine?

i know why my heart beats and bleeds and yours doesn’t.

because if you listen close you’ll realise

the only sound is the whirring of machines

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Abby

Scranton '22

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Carly Long

Scranton '22

Carly is a senior studying Strategic Communications with a concentration in Legal Studies at The University of Scranton. This is her third year as CC at HC Scranton, which she hopes to continue to elevate. In her free time Carly can be found writing, working out, or buying new products to feed her skincare addiction.