Don't poke the dragon...

Everyone around me is planning their futures and me - I’m just trying to make it there

how to tell if I'm sad again

She was all alone empty even and no one knew if she was ever there or not And oh they called her summer because she was really only appreciated when she was gone

You can call in “sick with the flu” but you can’t call into work “depressed as hell” so I’m either outright lying to my boss or I’m going into the office. Just the thought of asking for the day off makes my heart race and my mind panicky so this morning anxiety beats depression and I get out of bed to go to work.

Ask me what my poems are about I’ll look you dead in the eye “I don’t know.” You’ll laugh politely Change the subject Late at night I ask the same question