i used to have potential

I used to have potential.

I could

Run miles,

Eat anything and everything,

Read books in one sitting.

I felt that the world sat beneath my fingertips

And that I could

Accomplish

Anything

I

Wanted

and

and now i just

sit

and

waste

away

my life

doomscrolling on my phone

wishing i could be the people on my screen and

never

doing

anything

about

it.

i used to have potential.

i wish

i could go back

to who i was

before.

the way i was when

people hadn't hurt me yet,

tore me down

because

i am tired

of picking myself back up.

resilience is exhausting.