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not-quite superman

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I am superman.  I can do anything.  I’m…

Wearing down slowly.
So slowly, it seems like people
didn’t even realize
that I’m spontaneously combusting.

Unstoppable.  I can do anything.  I just have to keep on…

Going through the motions.  One day at a time.
Don’t focus on the alarm clock
screaming you out of bed
before light has touched anywhere in this time zone.

Moving.  I have momentum!   I can do anything.  I’m ready for…

Sleep.  Or a vacation.  Or a break.
I’ve thought about what horrible circumstances
might give me some time off.
None were pretty, none were unappealing.

The world.  I can do anything.  I can…

Stop caring.  Right?  People can decide
when they’ve reached their breaking point.
When the sight of food makes me nauseous,
and my grades start slipping,
and nobody notices.  I wonder if I can really just…

Go.
I wake up and think, "I'm ready to set the world on fire."
And then I press the snooze button."


not my usual stuff, eh? i kinda hate myself for writing this. please tear me apart on this so i'll never write something like it again :heart:

i don't know when i broke, but i did. my grades started slipping, i got too overwhelmed with trying to do everything, i didn't have time for sleep... and my family's so used to me pushing myself, they don't really notice when i run myself ragged.

</bitchfest>

gosh, i can't wait til christmas :]
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ShonaLOU's avatar
Aww I hope your feeling better :)
Cleverly written, I think in one way or another this happens to all of us.