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Unmask Me

I spaced out.
Walked away,
To find a corner
To collapse in.
Seized out,
Suckered into,
A flashbang of 
A flashback.
Collapse into me,
For God’s sake,
Almost didn’t manage to
Safe myself from
The bloodshed.
Take two,
Strike three.
It’s time to recover,
Achieve sobriety
Or face the fact that I’ll become
My own worst enemy.
Institutionalized is no
Place to be,
Rehabs and hospitals confine me.
It’s good to feel safe,
But this place,
These places,
Shouldn’t feel so comforting.
I’m too comfortable,
Stuck in the
Rinse and repeat of
Saving me from me.
Sick and tired of
Being sick and tired,
Sick of selfish time wasted.
Hurry up and wait.
What for?
Wallowing in a medicated insanity.
Doing the same things
Over and over,
Again and again.
I can’t let that define me.
Am I helpless?
No.
Make time,
Don’t fall into
The mindset of the many.
Manifest my own mortality,
Unmask me.
I was put onto this earth,
To do more than
Lead by example.
Held back by fear,
I’m more than a failure.
I’m not doomed to die just shy
Of success.
I’m afraid to succeed.
Why is change so scary?
It’s a shame 
To watch the cycle of,
Stress, distress
And remain depressed.
It’s sad to see myself
Settle for less,
When I should set sail.
Who wants to ride
This wave with me?
Got to make it
Through the storm,
To sail, 
To prevail,
To find inner peace.
Inner peace is
In the eye of the beholder.
I’ve found peace within sobriety,
Behold, 
The rebirth of me.

Copyright © Nikki Pruitt | Year Posted 2021

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