A Mental Twilight

Written at 12:30am on 8/13/13

The sun rises
My alarm sounds
I come into consciousness

My thoughts come alive
My dreams linger
Creating an alternate reality

I can't tell what's real and not
What I think and what I feel
Create a sleepy haze

I begin the day
Remembering who I am
Who I have to fight to be

Trying to stay awake
I think of what I want
And how I might meet with failure

I progress to my loneliness
Reminding me of how far I have to go
Waiting for the change

The sun rests beneath the horizon
I'm surrounded by darkness
My once-distracted mind take a turn

I remember every flaw
Who I am and who I become
I feel weak and disgusted

It's a plague on my mind
I feel so exhausted
When will it rest?

I long for the freedom that is soon to come
The freedom that will breathe
New life into my being

For now it's all hazy
A confusion of thought
                   of ever-changing form
        A Mental Twilight

Reviews

[Eric Jameson]

I don't know why this hasn't been reviewed yet, but personally I like it. It has good figurativeness, but it could have used a bit more dissonance. But all in all...great poem