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I want to drown myself. And sometimes, I actually do. I take all of the people around me, the ones I do and do not know, and let them suffocate me. Fill my lungs with their scent until there is no more room for air. My ears are submerged in meaningless promises, hope and laughter. I lose myself, in the false identities of those who move and breathe and live near me. Who have lives and dreams and secrets. I take all of those things in, I bury them beneath my skin and I sink with them. I sink with all of them. But I hold my head above water so well.
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Jan 20, 2015
Jan 20, 2015 at 10:48 AM UTC
I want to drown myself
I want to drown myself. And sometimes, I actually do. I take all of the people around me, the ones I do and do not know, and let them suffocate me. Fill my lungs with their scent until there is no more room for air. My ears are submerged in meaningless promises, hope and laughter. I lose myself, in the false identities of those who move and breathe and live near me. Who have lives and dreams and secrets. I take all of those things in, I bury them beneath my skin and I sink with them. I sink with all of them. But I hold my head above water so well.
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Jan 20, 2015
Jan 20, 2015 at 10:48 AM UTC
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