The Reason For the Pseudonym
A poem about anxiety
I sleep therefore I am
So I must not be
Sleep is for those
Undisturbed by themselves
See how I am lulled
By the demons
'we will wake you'
They scream
They, them, it, me
I don't know what insanity looks like
But it might be waking from sleep
Screaming
Or ill defined sanity
Where you are so sane
You are forced to endure
Life
Where you claw
To be all the things
You thought were meaningful
Just to find
An empty space
You can't inhabit
As you haven't given yourself
Permission
To enjoy
Your labours
Who are you
And why are you in control
You make no sense
You could be the ABC of it all
Swanning about
Getting things right
You've demonstrated prowess
Which you let fall to the floor
Everytime
To reveal this person
Who apologises
For their existence
Grow up
Own something
One of those many things
You are good at
That you let go
Just in case
You are judged
Copyright © Di11y Da11y | Year Posted 2023
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