5 feet from me
an answer lies still.
2 jumps away
the path to nothingness.
I forgot how much strength
it takes to stay alive.
I forgot how much of something
it takes to keep my hands
from the medicine cabinet.
A funny joke?
I knew better,
and still I am here.
Ashamed, tired,
but breathing.
The past is a stone
I can’t un-throw.
It sinks,
but I don’t.
Not so funny joke,
Hope is not shining,
it’s cracked,
faint,
a coal I cup in my hands.
But maybe,
I don’t need to soar.
I just need
to last the night
and rise,
however heavy,
tomorrow.
I'm saying,
If hope can last the night
So can I.
The medicine cabinet stays shut tonight.
We’ll fight again come morning.
Aug 24, 2025
Aug 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM UTC
5 feet from me
an answer lies still.
2 jumps away
the path to nothingness.
I forgot how much strength
it takes to stay alive.
I forgot how much of something
it takes to keep my hands
from the medicine cabinet.
A funny joke?
I knew better,
and still I am here.
Ashamed, tired,
but breathing.
The past is a stone
I can’t un-throw.
It sinks,
but I don’t.
Not so funny joke,
Hope is not shining,
it’s cracked,
faint,
a coal I cup in my hands.
But maybe,
I don’t need to soar.
I just need
to last the night
and rise,
however heavy,
tomorrow.
I'm saying,
If hope can last the night
So can I.
The medicine cabinet stays shut tonight.
We’ll fight again come morning.