there are days like today
when the void in my head doesn’t consume me,
when the darkness where i am doesn’t suffocate me.
it’s just there,
hovering like a quiet shadow,
pressing its weight against my back.
and there i was,
feeling its draining comfort
as though it knew i’d fought enough battles
for one day, as though it had come to keep me company.
and there i was,
letting its presence envelope me
until it was gone—
until all that was left
was my drained, bled-out body
and my mind split open,
leaking out its deafening silence.
and there i was,
sighing out all the heaviness in my chest
as though it were the last,
the only thing left to do
before everything finally ended.
Sep 11, 2025
Sep 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM UTC
there are days like today
when the void in my head doesn’t consume me,
when the darkness where i am doesn’t suffocate me.
it’s just there,
hovering like a quiet shadow,
pressing its weight against my back.
and there i was,
feeling its draining comfort
as though it knew i’d fought enough battles
for one day, as though it had come to keep me company.
and there i was,
letting its presence envelope me
until it was gone—
until all that was left
was my drained, bled-out body
and my mind split open,
leaking out its deafening silence.
and there i was,
sighing out all the heaviness in my chest
as though it were the last,
the only thing left to do
before everything finally ended.
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