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Why I will not get out of bed
July 25, 2018
Sunlight seeps out on bed sheets,
Another engagement tangled in my own insecurities.
Loneliness caresses the sunken waste of bones,
Left devoured.
Hiding behind a series of masks,
Be afraid.
Relentless apologies slip past my unforgiving lips.
Misery swims in my ribcage,
Away it tears at this tormented body.
No amount of praying can save me.
I beg for release from this prison,
My chains are pillowcases.
Madness driven by thoughts of the otherside.
This monstrosity of a mental disorder
For now is my home.
Keep me cold,
Keep me alive.
Somebody please,
Cut the ties.
© Alana R., Dallas, OR
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