Echoes of my mind

It’s pumping…
What’s pumping?
It feels like it’s exploding.

Why?
How?
Nothing galvanizes me anymore.

The atmosphere is calm,
conducive 
but not in my mind,
where thoughts sprint like fugitives,
and I cage them behind a silent smile.

I hide under the pretense of joy,
while the weight crushes me slowly.
Night comes too fast,
and the day… it stops smiling.

I keep trying my best,
clinging to the fragile hope
that one day I’ll see the light 
the light they swear waits
at the end of the tunnel.

But is there even a tunnel?
I’m not sure anymore.
Perhaps it’s just darkness
disguised as a promise.

Still… I’m hopeful.
If not today,
then maybe tomorrow will be better 
for me,
and for you.

But sometimes I remember 
it’s all in my mind.
Just thoughts…
spilling out,
loud enough to drown me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Chiri Avatar
August 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Nicely written! :)
Olawale Avatar
August 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Thank You
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