space between
I woke up today, feeling like I could conquer the world.
Smiling in the mirror -
like I knew something no one else did,
like I had all the answers to everything
that's ever been wrong.
The sun was shining, just the right amount
too bright to care
too warm to be anything but hopeful.
I could run a marathon,
climb a mountain,
maybe even dance in the rain
with all the grace I've never had.
And yet,
there's a heavy weight on my chest
but I don't really mind it.
It's a comforting kind of numb -
the kind that makes everything feel like
nothing at all.
I could scream,
but I'm too busy humming
a song I've forgotten the words to.
I could vanish,
but I'll settle for a laugh,
another smile no one dares question.
And here I am,
alive enough to pretend
while dying in the space between.
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