Breathe In.

  Breathe Out.

  Breathe In.

  Breathe Out.

  Breathe In.

  Once upon a time, I was like you.

  Breathe Out.

  I went to school.

  Breathe In.

  I got a job.

  Breathe Out.

  I had a life.

  Breathe In.

  I learned.

  Breathe Out.

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  I struggled.

  Breathe In.

  I grew.

  Breathe Out.

  I had issues too.

  Breathe Out.

  That girl I liked.

  Breathe In.

  Problems at work.

  Breathe Out.

  I struggled to love.

  Breathe In.

  I struggled with being loved.

  Breathe Out.

  I was luckier than most.

  Breathe In.

  Oh, so, so lucky.

  Breathe Out.

  I have a family that loves me.

  Breathe In.

  A mother who cares.

  Breathe Out.

  A father who tells me how proud he is.

  Breathe In.

  A brother who annoys me.

  Breathe Out.

  And a good friend that truly knows me.

  -Gasp-

  But that girl…

  Breathe Out.

  I never asked her.

  Breathe In.

  My biggest regret in my life...

  Breathe Out.

  ...Is that I didn’t take a chance.

  -Gasp-

  My biggest regret...

  Breathe Out.

  ...Is that while I had a life…

  Breathe In.

  ...I never truly…

  -Gasp-

  ...Lived.