Sunday, March 14, 2021

An endless wanting.

 

Have you ever been exhausted?

Like mind draining, a gallon of tears awaiting.

Ever tried to explain pain that you don’t even understand?

Betrayal that you absolutely cannot comprehend?

Ever craved to feel at home, like at peace

With your body and all that you are?

Do you ever feel like you’re in the crowd- watching life happen to you?

It’s like no matter how hard you try, you can’t make life work for you

From one event to another, watching life take and take, then take some more.

Have you ever wanted to scream; I mean scream so bad?

You hurt your throat.

Do you also wait until night to cry, you know; the silent tears

Into your pillow.

Is your pillow also your therapist? Friend? And judge, in one?

Is insomnia your friend? And loneliness your husband?

Can you explain this hurt that is cancerous? It keeps growing.

Do you look forward to your night terrors? You know; to at least feel fear,

Because every other time, it's like you're a breathing machine.

Is love also foreign to you?

Why haven’t you ended it?

What keeps you going?



I'm genuinely interested in what keeps you going, talk to me.💓

 

 

For the one with whom infinity will not be enough.

  To the one who will ask, for the one that’ll hear my vows; ‘ I do’ wrapped up in lilac.   Two words dressed in apparent frailty, spoken ...