Let's talk about mental health.
Let's talk about how, some days, the very act of getting out of bed is laced with insurmountable implications.
How our very skin betrays us, threatening to shatter with every touch.
And how even the air surrounding us feels heavy, compressing from every angle.
Let's talk about the happiness we paint on in the mirror each morning, and how much energy it takes to maintain.
Let's talk about our lives, and how many times we've dreamed of ending them.
Let's talk about what's kept us here, what's tipped the lever.
What's sent us over the edge.
Let's talk about the twig-snap it takes to turn a perfect day into a maelstrom whirlwind of depression.
About how much easier it is to go with gravity than against it.
How our surroundings try to drag us down with every step.
Let's talk about drowning ourselves in social media, about scalding ourselves in the glow of others' lives.
Let's talk about our photos, faces full of smiles, eyes on the brink of invisible tears.
Let's talk about the lies we tell.
And about the lies our own brains tell us on a daily basis.
Let's talk about how undeserving we are of the love we're given.
Let's allow others the chance to give it anyway.
Let's talk about how lucky we are.
How, no matter how low we get, there's someone willing to fight for us, even if they don't quite know how.
Let's talk about how unlucky we are.
How Other People don't have to deal with this, how life is easy for Everyone Who Isn't Us.
Let's talk about how it feels to be an island, a lighthouse, a volcanic core.
Let's talk about you. Let's talk about your needs, your desires, your dreams.
Let's talk about me. Because we are not selfish or unreasonable for wanting to be fulfilled.
Let's talk - because we may be surprised at who wants to listen.
