Sunday, August 1, 2021

guilt

Things have been good and I have been happy. 
But every time when the night falls, when the world falls silent, these thoughts come creeping back to life.
Sleep could silence them. But most nights, I can't fall asleep. 
Other nights, I refuse to go to sleep. 

Because nights are the only time I have to myself. 
Where I feel most alive.
Oh the irony. 
Or perhaps it just makes sense. 

I haven't cried in a while. Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Pretty sure it's not because I'm okay now, but probably because I've gotten so numb. 
So used to how things have been.

I should be happy. I should be. Why should I not be? 
I have no reasons to be sad. So why am I sad?
What rights do I have to be sad? 

People have it worse than me. My problems are not problems.  
My feelings are not valid. I should be ashamed for feeling down.
I have no rights to be down. 
No. 

I hate myself for that, engulfed with guilt.
But no, I can't talk about that. It's selfish. I'd be selfish. 
Because it's not valid. My feelings are not valid.
No. 

No.