There are truths that linger
and rest in the back of your mind.
Clouded, covered,
in lies, denial, and sleep.
There is a thin line between reality and fantasy.
Depends on what you want to see.
The more you lie to yourself, to others,
The more you begin to believe.
We have moments of waking up,
Though they are brief,
"I don't like myself", "I don't like my situation," all while counting sheep.
But it's overwhelming,
soon after,
We tuck our thoughts back into our pocket,
into the junk drawer in your nightstand.
All to forget in the morning,
to brush our teeth,
tend to our responsibilities,
return home, and eat,
to lie down again, and try to fall asleep.
You know a better version of you exists.
They just need to step into reality.
It's important to know yourself for this process to begin,
to pinpoint flaws, laziness, deliberate debris.
It's uncomfortable;
We know and see ourselves as we currently are,
not as we could be.
Do not confine others to the box of your perception,
Do not confine yourself in fear.
It's time to wake up, to see.
Stop hitting snooze.
Otherwise,
We will never break free.
May 6
May 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM UTC
There are truths that linger
and rest in the back of your mind.
Clouded, covered,
in lies, denial, and sleep.
There is a thin line between reality and fantasy.
Depends on what you want to see.
The more you lie to yourself, to others,
The more you begin to believe.
We have moments of waking up,
Though they are brief,
"I don't like myself", "I don't like my situation," all while counting sheep.
But it's overwhelming,
soon after,
We tuck our thoughts back into our pocket,
into the junk drawer in your nightstand.
All to forget in the morning,
to brush our teeth,
tend to our responsibilities,
return home, and eat,
to lie down again, and try to fall asleep.
You know a better version of you exists.
They just need to step into reality.
It's important to know yourself for this process to begin,
to pinpoint flaws, laziness, deliberate debris.
It's uncomfortable;
We know and see ourselves as we currently are,
not as we could be.
Do not confine others to the box of your perception,
Do not confine yourself in fear.
It's time to wake up, to see.
Stop hitting snooze.
Otherwise,
We will never break free.
