episode eleven (ARIEANNA’S POEM)
lips tied shut
compassion lets in
not for myself but for everyone else
how can i be so selfish
i can’t ask for help
worthless, useless, tired and drained
on these days i lack everything that’s sane
unworthy feelings follow as sadness creeps through my mind
everything i seem not to be
or the seem to be
only so much helping i can do myself
caution
i’m barely surviving
but i’m the strong friend
strong daughter
strong lover
strong enough to see the end
body becomes heavy
unknown triggers overtake
tearing me down
all over and everywhere
i only have symptoms to show
teary eyed praying for those close
in the midnight hour a knock awakens my heart
breaking my wish to sleep
these hours of operation becoming too much for me
becoming all to familiar to me