This isn't going to be
one of those pretentious poems
Induced by a wave of sadness.
I've written far too many
Of those.
And I won't let myself
Be miserable again.
There are too many
Numbing medications
For me to tolerate anything less than neutral.
Even that is uncomfortable:
indifference.
impartiality.
Makes me anxious.
Like I'm waiting.
Treading water.
Mar 13, 2014
Mar 13, 2014 at 5:53 PM UTC
This isn't going to be
one of those pretentious poems
Induced by a wave of sadness.
I've written far too many
Of those.
And I won't let myself
Be miserable again.
There are too many
Numbing medications
For me to tolerate anything less than neutral.
Even that is uncomfortable:
indifference.
impartiality.
Makes me anxious.
Like I'm waiting.
Treading water.
I've traded the safety of a swimming pool
For the vastness of the ocean.
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