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exhaustion
When I say I'm exhausted
I mean go away
I mean I need a break
that involves large silences
and no people
I don't mean keep talking
or texting or asking for face time
I don't mean I want smoke signals
or morse code
or a message in a goddamn bottle
I mean leave me alone
because my heart and mind are heavy
and I've forgotten how to breathe
and my thoughts are a heartbeat
I need to calm into something with soft edges
because the world is sharp
and leaves me scratched up
when I spend too much time in its slipstream
When I say I'm exhausted
I mean go away
I mean I need a break
that involves large silences
and no people
And when I say no people
I mean you
© Indie Adams 2021
I mean go away
I mean I need a break
that involves large silences
and no people
I don't mean keep talking
or texting or asking for face time
I don't mean I want smoke signals
or morse code
or a message in a goddamn bottle
I mean leave me alone
because my heart and mind are heavy
and I've forgotten how to breathe
and my thoughts are a heartbeat
I need to calm into something with soft edges
because the world is sharp
and leaves me scratched up
when I spend too much time in its slipstream
When I say I'm exhausted
I mean go away
I mean I need a break
that involves large silences
and no people
And when I say no people
I mean you
© Indie Adams 2021
Published 2nd Dec 2021
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2nd Dec 2021 1:54am
Clear. Concise. And to the point. We all need breathing space at times. Regards, Robert.
2nd Dec 2021 3:17am
2nd Dec 2021 4:28am
Dear I,
Hat tip to your poem. You’ve awesomely depicted the feelings of invasiveness that had be reflecting on a much needed break from humanity for a bit. I hope to relish the isolation to recharge my energy. Your timely poem took away any self doubt I might be alone in this need. Well done. H🌷
Hat tip to your poem. You’ve awesomely depicted the feelings of invasiveness that had be reflecting on a much needed break from humanity for a bit. I hope to relish the isolation to recharge my energy. Your timely poem took away any self doubt I might be alone in this need. Well done. H🌷
