Did you know
How dark it gets
After five pm
On a Tuesday night
In January
Did you know
How cold it feels
Sitting here
Long sleeves dampened
Music too loud
Did you know
How dark
Your eyes get
After not sleeping
And thoughts return
Did you know
How skin burns
How fingernails
Itch
Blooming red
Did you know
How hard it is
To breathe
After 5pm
On a Tuesday in January
Did you know
How good
It feels
To pull at your hair
And shiver
Did you know
The remedy
For a bad day
For a bad year
Is a tiny white pill
Did you know
Those pills
Sometimes
Make things
Worse
Did you know
Last resorts
Don't always
Work
Like they should
Did you know
That hands shake
And feet tap
And breaths are shaky
When hearts quicken
Did you know
That happiness
Is a dirty path
That tricks you
With false promise
Did you know
That happiness
Isn't really
Happiness
At all
Did you know
That the truth
Hurts
So bad
Too bad
Did you know
That sometimes
Shaky smiles
Can't bear it
Anymore
Did you know
About the tears
Or the yanking
Or the scratching
When you opened your mouth
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Meraki // Poetry & Short Stories
PoetryA collection of short little stories or ramblings I write when I'm bored or spontaneously inspired :)) • random updates • warnings posted above any chapters that need one • beware of triggering poems/stories • im a sad bean sometimes •
