Frustration

frustration

frustration is an unhappy fellow

with white knuckles

and tense shoulders,

with gritted teeth

and a clenched jaw,

with needles in his throat

and acid in his eyes

he is blinded and hurt

misunderstood,

mistaken for anger

his muscles ache

his joints are stiff

his skin is on fire

but he cannot be put out

for no one knows

of the invisible flame that burns him

he has no tounge

and can only utter a gut wrenching cry

before collapsing into a heap on the ground

tears roll down his cheeks

as it begins to rain

bit by bit

parts of him loosen and soften

his teeth are cracked and split

sitting on his heels

with his hands flat on the ground in front of him,

watching the rain wash away the red

from his grazed knuckles

his breath is shaky and laced

with sorrow and exhaustion

his eyes are sore and begging to close

his hands slide forward as he leans

and lets himself hit the ground

elbows

ribs

waist

he is tired

laying on his front

watching the rain wash away the red

from his knuckles once more

he lets out a small sigh

with the last few tears

he lays motionless as the red

from all over

mixes with the rain around him

he can rest now

so he does.

-i

sleep

i'm so tired

exhausted even

it's visible on my face

it's audible in my voice

the temptation of

sleeps warm embrace

haunts me

relentlessly following

until i give in

-i

(prompt by @atorturedpoetsquill , apologies it's a bit late, also i'm not entirely sure how these work so im just going to leave it as is, with the optional prompts for anyone - autumn, hugs, melting)

how cruel

how cruel

i fuel the memories

they go for the jugular as thanks

i can't help but mourn the past

even though it haunts me

-i

untitled

the weight of my exhaustion is suffocating

-i

time

dates are fast approaching

time is snapping at my heels

i'm running as fast as i can

but its still catching up

-i

cement sadness

sadness sits like cement in my throat

with no way out

nothing can dissolve it

one day i'll drown on it

as it seeps into my lungs

-i