I must've fallen asleep
because when I woke up
I was still at the beach.
It also
must've been
really early in the morning
because the sun was still
under the horizon
and there was nobody
on the beach.
It took me a minute
to get the strength
to push myself off the sand,
to move at all.
It took everything in me
to just walk,
because I felt so weak
so
empty
and it was then
that I realized
I hadn't eaten anything
since dinner with my parents
which was two days ago..
how could I forget to eat?
sure,
I drank
but food?
how could I forget?
I just
my head hurt so bad
thanks to the alcohol
that I drank the night before,
not that I was even drunk.
I felt so weak
so
weak....
I found myself
stumbling
towards the cafe
that was open 24/7.
I collapsed into a booth
as soon as I was inside
because it was as if
I couldn't even walk anymore
I couldn't stand
I couldn't
do
anything.
I closed my eyes
and put my head on the table
and started crying
even if the people working saw me
even if the two other people
sitting in the cafe
could see me fall apart
I just couldn't take it anymore
I didn't even know
what it was.
Life?
I couldn't even describe it
all I knew
was that I couldn't keep going
I was alone
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Poetry-Sequel to Smile- The devastation of hurricane Jordan has left Delilah Smith in a tailspin. Her sister, Daiha, is in a coma, and doctors aren't sure if she's even going to wake up. When her parents aren't working they're spending all of their time a...