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Aug 2016
I'm going to bury the hatchet
But this time
Instead of putting it six feet under where it belongs
I allow myself to bury it in my own back
Again
For what seems like the millionth time
I've allowed myself mutually assured destruction
Like Hiroshima
Or the red scare
I systematically break down all the positives in my life
Everything that brings me joy
Everything worth living for
I destroy it all
Not with words
Or by actions
But by simple thought alone
This terror I cause myself is nothing new
In fact it's my closest friend
My worst enemy
My mother
My self
This anxiety
This panic
This restless nights and dreary days
Are what makes me who I am
I am nothing without it
And with it I am nothing
I am
Nothing
Deshawn L Downs
Written by
Deshawn L Downs  Troy Ohio
(Troy Ohio)   
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