The monsters were never
under my bed.
Because the monsters
were inside my head.
I fear no monsters,
for no monsters I see.
Because all this time
the monster has been me.
I spend my whole life holding my tongue in the fear I will get reprimanded
But holding your tongue is not holding your breath
I have no training to show for this challenge I face everyday
Sorrow is the water that is drowning me
But isn't that what depression is?
You may ask ‘why can you not call for help?’
Calling for help ten feet below the surface is useless
All that comes out is inaudible muffles
Muffles that waste air
While others laugh and take their air for granted the rest of us sink
We sink and we think about what we would give to live like the people on the beach that tan so close but so far away from us
We wonder if they