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It's safe in daylight, you know. I drive through my crumbling suburbia Over all of its bumps and cracks And feel so small, yet so Infinite. Feeling loosely connected To every signpost, Every stray cat, Every filled and vacant house. Part of a chain that runs its course Across the entirety of existence. I am a spectator, an observer of Humanity though, admittedly, Not quick to a level conclusion of it. Yes, days are safe. They are familiar. But it's dusk where the malaise sets in, A disturbance that unsettles the muscles Under my skin And has me toss and turn for hours on end. It's night where I trip barefoot Over every folly, Every small tick in the course of my life In a path strewn with broken glass. It's where the realms between your sanity And where your demons sleep Grow the weakest, Churning your head with static and poison And constantly reminding you How easy it is to find your own faults, How difficult it is to say, "I love myself." I wonder most nights when this all started. I wonder every night when it'll stop.
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Jan 29, 2016
Jan 29, 2016 at 1:47 AM UTC
Malaise
It's safe in daylight, you know. I drive through my crumbling suburbia Over all of its bumps and cracks And feel so small, yet so Infinite. Feeling loosely connected To every signpost, Every stray cat, Every filled and vacant house. Part of a chain that runs its course Across the entirety of existence. I am a spectator, an observer of Humanity though, admittedly, Not quick to a level conclusion of it. Yes, days are safe. They are familiar. But it's dusk where the malaise sets in, A disturbance that unsettles the muscles Under my skin And has me toss and turn for hours on end. It's night where I trip barefoot Over every folly, Every small tick in the course of my life In a path strewn with broken glass. It's where the realms between your sanity And where your demons sleep Grow the weakest, Churning your head with static and poison And constantly reminding you How easy it is to find your own faults, How difficult it is to say, "I love myself." I wonder most nights when this all started. I wonder every night when it'll stop.
Better title pending, maybe. Sleep and I have an on-and-off relationship.
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Jan 29, 2016
Jan 29, 2016 at 1:47 AM UTC
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