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The Echoes
For something so small
And so damaging
You sure go down smooth
The sugar coating slides down my throat
Into the empty abyss of my stomach
Where it dissolves and gets absorbed into my bloodstream
And silences all thoughts and numbs the pain
My personality is not multi-faceted
It is multiple people fighting for dominance
I sometimes forget who I am or where I am
In my own little ship
Sailing across the water
If I take enough ibuprofen,
I don't feel pain
The seas calm
But the waves come
Every time another mind takes over
At this point I'm overdosing
All of my joy and pain
Belong to another
I'm drifting into turbulent waters
And I can't swim back to the safety of the shore
I am just a little girl at heart
Trapped in a mental prison
The original mind I once knew
Has been gone for years
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Elisha Jackson
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