I have not slept for days
My eyelids won't shut
My brain won't turn off
Everything is just a blurred mess
I'm a mess
Between work and school
I am all strung out
It doesn't even hurt anymore
I used to have the pain
Now it's all numb
My hands shake
My walk is wobbly
My writing is off and I keep forgetting words
Yet nobody notices
I hand things in late
I don't show up for thing
Yet nobody notices
I have not slept for days
The music won't stop in my head
The stories I make up at night
About what my life could be like
What I could be like
The wishes I make on those blinking stars
They never come true
It is a waste of time
I stare at the clock wishing time would move faster
But the numbers are new to me
I've got used to this feeling
I've gotten used to feeling sick
I know it's not healthy
But what am I supposed to do?
My wrists are torn
My heart is in pieces
My brain won't shut off
I have not slept
Jan 16, 2014
Jan 16, 2014 at 8:03 PM UTC
I have not slept for days
My eyelids won't shut
My brain won't turn off
Everything is just a blurred mess
I'm a mess
Between work and school
I am all strung out
It doesn't even hurt anymore
I used to have the pain
Now it's all numb
My hands shake
My walk is wobbly
My writing is off and I keep forgetting words
Yet nobody notices
I hand things in late
I don't show up for thing
Yet nobody notices
I have not slept for days
The music won't stop in my head
The stories I make up at night
About what my life could be like
What I could be like
The wishes I make on those blinking stars
They never come true
It is a waste of time
I stare at the clock wishing time would move faster
But the numbers are new to me
I've got used to this feeling
I've gotten used to feeling sick
I know it's not healthy
But what am I supposed to do?
My wrists are torn
My heart is in pieces
My brain won't shut off
I have not slept
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