Bed to couch to couch to bed
is my daily routine
Bed to couch to couch to bed
is all I have to look forward to
Bed to couch to couch to bed
is probably the rest of my life
and it makes me
want to die, I think
I’m so, so tired
when I wake up and
I’m so, so tired
when I lie awake at night and
I’m so, so tired
for no reason
and too many reasons
and I have no idea what reason
When I have a little energy
I’ll clean something
When I have a little energy
I’ll think about taking a walk, but I won’t
When I have a little energy
I’ll play some online game
with a friend, if they’re around,
and they feel like it
I’ll check the news
and see who wants me dead this week
I’ll check the news
and see who wants all of us dead this week
I’ll check the news
and think I should be doing more
but I can’t do anything at all
even the things anyone can do
I’ll get a new job
I tell myself, lying
I’ll get a new job
at one of the three places in walking distance
I’ll get a new job
remote, safe, with no commute
and lose even that reason to leave
I’m so lucky
to not be where I was
I’m so lucky
to be safe and supported
I’m so lucky
and so selfish
and so outrageously stupid
My friends will say
if you need a ride somewhere just ask
My friends will say
on these days, at these times
My friends will say
if you tell me a week in advance
so it’s okay that you can’t drive,
and the bus doesn’t come here.
I’d dream of walking
in a random direction
I’d dream of walking
guiltless, fearless, free
I’d dream of walking
anywhere at all, forever
but I never sleep well
so I don’t dream much.