insanity

sometimes I scream just I can hear my own voice
in this silence my thoughts are louder than any drum
my heartache sticking to me
like a tack in my thumb 
I yell to know I exist 
in this solitary confinement 
I feel like my conscience is clawing at the walls of my body 
tearing into my mind
I lack connection to the outside
the electricity 
of positivity 
it's down 
on the ground
broken 
like my dreams
a wave of nothingness washes over me
indifference clothing my body 
shelving the hopes that one day 
i could say what I meant 
and somebody would hear me. 
 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker