Another
dreary day
in existence.

Woke to that
little voice that
says, Is this it?

Can I shake
depression’s hand
off my back?

Can I find
something to
make me laugh?

Is there
something
I can take

to make me
shake awake,
lessen the pain?

Sleep sounds
like the
optimal thing,

but that
voice is
deafening

and is
impacting
my hearing.

I just
want to be
rid of it.

Shake awake
like a
caustic tic,

like a
lunatic in
the moonlight.

I am dreary
in the
sunlight.

This is
a season,
I say to myself.

Bored and
broke with
no one else.

The cavalry
isn’t coming
to save me.

Must correct
own mistakes,
remake me.

 

Jason Wright is the editor and founder of Oddball Magazine. His column appears weekly. His third book, Train of Thought 2: Almost Home is available now at the Oddball Book Store.