Barely Awake

I’ve been left alone once more.
The only thing I feel is pain and uncertainty.
Not anchored to what’s real—I’m living liminally.
I’ve been left broken to the core.
Someone save me from this mess.
God, I’m sick of being depressed.

I can’t fall asleep because my mind is racing.
I feel sick and I can’t break out.
I can’t stay asleep because my body’s breaking.
With my head underwater, all I do is drown.

Is this the end?
I can’t see any way out of here.
Can I get away? Can I run away? Can I escape?
Or am I trapped in this hell?
No helping hand can save me from myself.

It’s cold out there, but colder in my heart.
The beauty fails as I fall apart.
Seeing nothing as it is, or how I want it to be.
Choking on my words, it’s too hard to breathe.
There’s no way out! Nowhere to go.
I’m forced inside by the falling snow.
It’s growing and growing as my pain steepens.
My mind is racing as my dependency deepens.

Drink it all down, and make me forget.
I don’t want to think of it; I don’t want to regret.
I want to come clean, but where do I even begin?
There’s no escaping this never-ending pain.

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