Burned Out

Like the smoke fading from a lit match
My emotions begin to just slip away
The fire that has kept me so strong
Has burned out in a final blaze
Consuming the wood that held it so proud
Charring it as the embers fall to the floor

I’m so worn out on this merry go round
Tired of the constant stress, the long drawn sadness
I’m happy for a day and depressed for a week
Everything seems in place yet it slips through
I’m burned out on hangovers and attempts to be sober
My strength has diminished as my weakness grows
It moves through me like a cancer, consuming my soul
Eating away at all that I have strived to keep alive
I can’t please everyone; I have to pick and choose
And when I do right, it never fails, I seem to lose
Maybe it’s my lack of sleep, lack of food I need to eat
The fear of failure, the heavy burden I carry of regrets
That burned out all the fuel I have to carry on
Led me to write this boring ass poem you’re reading


Or maybe I just need a vacation….