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Neglection

here it comes
the weeks of neglect 
rotting my teeth 
straining my eyes 
ruining my stomach, as the very few things I consume are damaging, but very the few things I find enjoyable 
harming my skin in both laziness, 
or what society calls being “Lazy,” and intrusive ways
substances that tar my lungs; substances that make me feel like I’m floating through this nonexistent reality 
messing up what is thought of as a teenager's reason to live
maybe I enjoy self-destruction 
I do things that fuel my anxiety and outweigh the short-term happiness and relief.
yet I go back to them
I continue to neglect my body 
teeth 
eyes
stomach
skin
lungs 
my reason to live
the reason that makes me cry so many mornings and if I’m not crying, I’m in another reality 
it’s hard to see through the foggy memories 
shit, I have no idea what I’ve been hearing or reading for months now 
but I’m too “Lazy” to change
I just lay in bed and sleep 
drifting through yet another reality 


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