Tired of not sleeping enough.
Tired of this feeling.
I'm tired.
Dreams mixed with dream-less nights.
Exhaustion creeps in without me noticing.
I'm tired.
Emotional deconstruction fails again.
Walls closing in on me.
Empathetic waves of pain rolling over.
Again and again it lingers.
Sadness but then a spark.
I can feel it. I can feel everything.
I'm tired.
Dark circles creep past my eyes.
Energy slowly fading.
I'm tired.
Block it out. Block it out.
She screams in my head.
Stop this. No more.
I'm tired.
The pain and anguish take over.
Stealing away my consciousness.
She begs. I can do nothing.
Her voice reaching out slowly fading.
We are tired.
I don't want this. This isn't me.
It is though. When they hurt we hurt.
When their tears fall so do ours. Mine.
I'm tired.

Shaundarel 2024