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didn’t even open the piano tonight

Jaw’s been tight since lunch again, and by the time I got home there was that dull ache creeping up the side of my head, same as most stressful days lately.

Legs and ankles are the same story. Shoes feel tighter by the last stretch of my shift, and by the time I sit down my ankles don’t really look like my own anymore.

Told myself I’d get back to the piano tonight. Sat down, hands just felt heavy, and I ended up on the couch instead.

Still haven’t gotten past the same few chapters in that book either. Keep meaning to pick it back up and just don’t.

Some days it feels like the body just cashes in everything the day cost it, all at once, right when I finally stop moving.

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  • GlowHarbor10.03

    the jaw tightening part hit close to home, my shoulders do that exact thing by evening and the piano staying shut says more than forcing through it would have

  • QuietAcre10.03

    my ankles do that too after an 8 hour shift, shoes feel like someone else’s by the end

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