I heard a loud beeping today.
At first I just observed the noise,
Continuing to sit silently in my seat
Just listening as it continued
And silently hoping, praying for it to go away.
For it not to overwhelm me
Like sounds always tend to do.
As I sat in silence, the beeping grew louder.
Starting off as a faint sound from a distant room,
Morphing into an overwhelming cacaphony in my head.
The beeping could no longer be ignored.
My mind was determined to fixate on anything
To take me away from the moment of peacefulness
I had finally found in my head.
I found the sound quickly like I always do.
An out of battery smoke detector,
Easy enough to turn off.
But it is never that easy
One sound always leads to another,
My mind always fixating on it
Because the world is never actually silent.
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Poems From a Heavy Heart
PoetryA collection of poems that explores heartbreak, the struggles of someone in the LGBT community, love, and mental health struggles such as dissociation, anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
