A Poem.
I love writing poetry. It helps me get rid of the crap that goes round and round in my brain that sometimes prevents my creativity. This is a bit of self indulgence, so I appreciate that this may not be the sort of thing you would want to read on a site such as this. However, I feel that this sort of writing is a big help. Try it. You can keep them to yourself or put them out there, its a great feeling when someone says they have read it and they relate to it.
Seconds to go..
I am 15023750400 seconds old.
with only 11352960000 seconds to go.
what have I done?
what have i achieved?
where has the time gone?
wasted in black moods
wasted seconds on feeling sorry for myself.
the seconds tick
i can feel each and everyone of them
hurtling to my fate
like a lemming on prozac
fuck!
another 68 seconds gone
thats over a minute
what have I done?
Only11352959910 seconds to go
why didnt i loose weight
maybe add a few seconds more
even hours, dare i say it?
another 30 seconds
i need to write this faster
if i dont
i will be wasting precious seconds
time i could be doing something else
But what?
Only 11352959838 seconds to go
its really getting me down
each second passes in a very slow blink of an eye
stop blinking, thats it.
If I keep my eyes open
time will stand still
i wont get older
no more grey hairs and love handles.
Only 11352959763 seconds to go
my eye trick didnt work
damn
damn you time.
I need more of you.
Just give me back the years wasted in doom and gloom
i want the time back the black dog stole
the time i never smiled
give it back.
Only 11352959700 seconds to go
i never got those seconds back.
300 seconds since i started this
what else should I have done?
why am I wasting my seconds
Shit
Life is so short.
Only 11352959615 seconds to go.......
Comments
Ah, the number of panic attacks I've had due to these exact same thoughts! Very familiar to me. The thought that every second gone is just gone - never to be had again.
This poem is a perfect depiction of a negative thought spiral. Seeing it on a page, outside of the thought process, is very helpful for finding perspective and balance. Thanks for sharing it!
Sarah Myles
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