today i feel like
my heart left my body
and my brain left my head.
everything feels wrong
and nothing feels real
and i can't believe anyone
or even myself.
everything is distorted. contorted.
out of focus.
the stress runs through my body.
and sometimes there's a fire
in my stomach and i scream
****** ****** to put it out with
the tears that eventually come.
and i look at myself and almost
wanting to strangle the person
looking back at me i ask
over and over,
why
are
you
like
this
there's progress. there's hope. this is a little older.
draft written: 10/21/2017
revised: 08/30/2018