Give up, shut down
Close your eyes and pretend not to exist
Breathe deep, feel the pain between your ribs
Breath by breath
Beat by beat
Can you hear the incessant tick?
Tick tick tick
The clock on the wall seems so small from the corner of the couch I’ve buried myself in
Time is passing, creeping slowly
The world is blurry
Night turns to dawn
Dawn to night
How many days have I been here?
Does anyone hear me? Can they feel me calling for help?
Silent calls. Calls that go unnoticed as the sound of my voice is meek in comparison to the laughter of theirs
I shiver realizing the season has changed in what feels like both an eternity and a blink all at once
Grabbing a blanket i burrow deeper into this corner I’ve worn down
If I close my eyes for five more minutes maybe then they’ll notice