I Don't Want to Get Out of Bed Today.
A Type of Tired That Sleep Won't Fix.
I don't want to get out of bed today,
I just want to sleep my troubles away.
I'm held in bondage by lethargy,
I've done nothing but laze, yet I've no energy.
I just need a new method of decompression,
I haven't yet found anything that can cure this depression.
I know not to trust a facial expression,
I'm always smiling, but if the lights are on, even I'm guessing.
I turned regression into my biggest obsession,
I've become a ghost of myself, seeking repossession.
I always feel like I'm doing an impression,
I've made every moment a performance of faux self-expression.
I lay my head down hoping tomorrow is better than yesterday,
I don't want to get out of bed today.
About the Creator
Tommy Ballard
I'm a professional writer, a poet, a digital artist and an amateur musician. In my free time, I can often be found pondering magnets, breaking and entering random homes to steal locks of human hair and throwing car batteries into the ocean.
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