Toxic

Waiting patiently
Sitting quietly
Brighter writing will not spell out an epiphany
Keep your darkness near
Bad things happen here
Feel the breath of madness whisper softly in your ear

Taking lunch alone
Leave the phone at home
Don’t pick up the messages if you don’t want to know

You will learn in time
We promise you’ll be fine
We were all like you just once before we saw the light

Waking up

You feel as though you’re going to sleep although you’re not
And dreams are always sweeter when the sheets are hot
And life is like a pretty picture time forgot
Waiting for you in the ether


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Taking lunch alone
Leave the phone at home
Don’t pick up the messages if you don’t want to know

You will learn in time
We promise you’ll be fine
We were all like you just once before we saw the light

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Sleeping in

A dragon’s belly you can feel the heat within
And the beast won’t spare you if it needs your skin
And you knew that from the moment you went in
So you’re under no illusions

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Your words paint such a vivid atmosphere of quiet unease and slow awakening, and they linger long after reading. I really felt the tension between darkness and light, especially in the way you describe waiting and learning “in time.” The imagery of heat, dreams, and the dragon’s belly adds a powerful sense of danger and transformation. It reads like a journey through confusion toward a hard-earned understanding. Thank you for sharing something so haunting and beautifully introspective.