Curled up on a too-small sofa
Misery oozes from every pore
The fan, a giant spider on the ceiling
Dimly seen in the pre-dawn darkness
Less dark than the shadows in my soul.
Another day of nothing happy
Loiters just behind the sunrise
Daring me to find a way
To build a life from broken rubble
ljm
Dec 5, 2018
Dec 5, 2018 at 9:56 AM UTC
Curled up on a too-small sofa
Misery oozes from every pore
The fan, a giant spider on the ceiling
Dimly seen in the pre-dawn darkness
Less dark than the shadows in my soul.
Another day of nothing happy
Loiters just behind the sunrise
Daring me to find a way
To build a life from broken rubble
ljm
Wrote this a month ago when I was in a dark place. I'm better now.