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Tired

After Tulips by Sylvia Plath

By Alyson Smith Published 11 months ago Updated 11 months ago 1 min read
Tired
Photo by Christine Siracusa on Unsplash

Tired

I am trying to still the quickening

so they bring

me a bolus and I stop

dancing and cleaning

cobwebs from the lightbulbs.

I am sleeping, but wake,

intermittently numb

to my surroundings.

I remembered no voice

but I did not feel alone.

Just tired. Absurd. And tired.

Mental Health

About the Creator

Alyson Smith

Writer & Artist with Level I Autism & a whole lot of Bipolar. Based in Newcastle- upon - Tyne, works as an administrator in a Nursing Home. MA in Creative Writing.

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