Tsunami of Words

if sadness is your best friend

and self-doubt is your lover

how do you make room

for another partner ?

how do you take up so much space

being so small and frail ?

when you left, the bed sinks further

sleeping with anxiety every night

no wonder your teeth are crooked

what are new cool ways to destroy one’s self?

shot yourself in the foot,

slipped tongue and promised “forevers”

tried to make amends with your devils

flew to the sun and basked in the darkest memoir

you wanted to stop, but don’t know how

a meteor only burns brightly for a while

and falls right back to the ground.

was it pretty though? Seeing yourself blazing across the sky?

t.l.

things you can do when there’s an aching pain in your chest:

• scream into a void

• write a poem, a journal, a song

• watch the moon (if there’s no moon, watch the sky)

• pet your cat (or lover)

• listen to a fun song

• clean the room

• do your laundry

• call your best friends

• hug your roommates

• talk to your plants

• go for a walk (or a run)

• send funny memes to friends

• play video games

• dance a silly dance in your room

• cry

• hit a pillow (not a wall)

• lip sync to your favourite song like you’re in an MV

• make a cup of tea

• pat your shoulders and say “it’s gonna be okay”

• take a warm bath

• imagine you’re a bird and fly away from this reality

• cry again

• now go to sleep.

t.l.