Saturday, October 31, 2009

higher expectations

i'm a bully, really
i beat myself up
every day of the week
each thought carving
jagged lines in my heart
i bleed insecurity
inside, i scream
inside, i kick
crack myself open
tear myself apart
i'm crushed to a pulp between
every angry fact
every judgment passed
yet
i smile through the darkness
i laugh toward the dawn
you can't hurt me
you're just a bully, really

Monday, October 26, 2009

drift away

night sits gently on
my shoulders
the magnetic pull of sleep
nibbles on my eyes
soft glow of a smiling
moon, illuminating
page twenty-three,
eyelids and pencils fall
quietly to the floor
dreams pushed aside
it can wait, it can all wait
a soundless vacuum -
don't say a word
i quietly surrender
the anchor lifts
my mind begins to drift, free
over open seas & rushing waves,
i drown, slowly but surely

Sunday, October 18, 2009

testing my balance

I feel like I'm living a neverending juggling act.
But you know what, I like juggling, so its okay.
I'm just scared I'll drop one and the whole thing will come tumbling down...

Seriously though, life has been one hell of a battle this year, against myself and time. I can never fit everything into 24 hours, and it breaks my heart to leave something out! In the meantime, I've been sacrificing sleep to make up for it. It makes me wonder: is this sustainable? Will I crumble soon? I tell myself: all you gotta keep is strong, move along, move along, just to make it through. (All-American Rejects ftw.) So I guess I'm making it through - for now, at least. I'm trying to do an impossible amount of things, equipped with only huge amounts of determination and energy. Because you can't run out of energy. Just when you thought you couldn't move a finger, you find some means to move an arm.

But on the other hand, it's extremely taxing in the long term. I'll be celebrating if I'm still alive in March.