6-18-17 Pep Talk

 I need to tell you something 

Something you might need 

That thing that destroys you from the inside out 

The thing that keeps you up at night and eats at your mind 

The thing that wraps itself around your ribs and straggles your heart 

That keeps you in bed 

That keeps your to-do list undone 

The thing you fight through or try to brush off when you are surrounded by people

You put on a silly face and call it nothing 

You say it doesn't mean a thing even when your face is stained with tears 

When you wonder and process why you have to go through this 

You rock yourself to sleep and sing your own lullaby 

You aren't alone in this chaos 

And you aren't the only one hiding

•pep talk•