Put that
existential moan
on lockdown
and admit that your well-being
is a salesman
clapping and hooting
for attention. Monkey
toy causing a ruckus
and not even a real ape —
automaton, cheap
screwed together
simulacrum and
a bad one at that.
You reached an accord long ago
with it. Let it
holler your praises
and you’d agree
to stay alive for it
because you don’t do it
for yourself. Instead
you made up the clanging beast
who percussively masks
the real you and damned
if it hasn’t worked and now
any time you feel
the need for quiet
you have to contend
with everyone who thinks
you are lying. Big noise
huckster. Are you in there
still? Stifle that real answer.
We know what we want to hear
and you better give it up.
December 17th, 2019 at 10:24 am
Don’t live to other’s expectation
fight to win against that beast
we call & know it as depression
it will come back at you stronger
trying to do psychical aggression
the way to fight it back and win
is to find support & help to heal
treating our soul with hope & love
cause it’s a valuable possession.
December 17th, 2019 at 6:16 pm
Ok. Thank you.