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Mar 29
Going out’s impossible today
The dog is looking at me but i’ll have to stay because
Today I can’t. Today I can’t.

Cleaning up’s impossible today.
Getting dirt on my feet just walking around the house.
I should put socks on but I won’t.
Today’s just another one of those days where I can’t and I won’t.

Really should take a shower today.
Wash away the dirt and the grime and the sweat
But I really don't want to get wet.
Just another thing to do
And I can’t and I won’t.

Why is it so hard to live on your own?
No one telling you what to do, you're alone.

I probably should try and eat some food
There’s nothing in the fridge
And I’m not really hungry at all
Perhaps I’ll go to bed.
Another day, another day
Another day where I will stay in the same place.

I’m wonderin’ if I’m wasting my life? Wonderin’ if there’s anything else I could be doing?
Then I remember life is… confusing
No one knows anything.
“Doing” feels like a problem. What if I do something wrong?
What if I hurt someone else? I don’t want to hurt anyone.
So I'll stay here at home.

I can’t. I won’t. I’ll stay alone.
2023
Written by
Casey Hayward  36/United States
(36/United States)   
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