When it’s a bad day, I feel as though my mind cracks in two.
A hallow hole of potential remains
The half that you see smiles, asks how your day is going and makes pleasant conversation.
that you half that you don’t see over the sleepless nights, the racing heartbeat over nothing, the overwhelmingly hopeless void.
It's like being trapped under ice
Laying in bed you know you should get up
you need to eat
you need to take care of yourself
you are watching yourself, you know that this isn't you.
you pound your fists against the one-way mirror that doesn't want to be called by its name. it doesn't want to be identified
you lay in bed
you haven't gotten up in a few days
you sit up and turn to the edge of your bed
you bend your legs
the ax-pick is gripped tightly in your hand
your feet touch the ground, you stand
the ice cracks, you reach out
your hand breaks the surface.