It Only Gets Worse At Night

It only gets worse at night

These feelings that hide in the day

Coming to life when all is quiet

When they know that there’s nothing to help me hide it

My desire for happiness keeps them at bay

But it only gets worse at night

 

It only gets worse at night

My pounding heart and labored breaths

The curdling anguish that lurks inside

That heavy darkness I can’t divide

The thoughts of whether life or death

And it only gets worse at night

 

It only gets worse at night

The panic I feel as I turn out the light

The thoughts I pretended were never there

My veil of protection from the dark of despair

I no longer have the will to fight

And it only gets worse at night

 

It only gets worse at night

And I know that you don’t understand

Cuz I cant let you see

What its doing to me

When I’m the one holding your hand

But it only gets worse at night

I swear that I’m losing my mind

Its driving me crazy inside

And I try to be strong

So that you can hold on…

 

But it only gets worse at night

Author's Note

again, just trying to write my feelings away...

Reviews

[Tommy]

The sad thing is I can relate to this piece, these feelings are all too real for me at times. I wonder sometimes if people can truly understand. I know many suffer, but I think we are unique to our suffering, so it makes it hard to talk about it with the ones we love; feeling that they will look at us different if we share.

I like this piece a lot!
RLG,
Tommy

[Jenny Nelson]

Great job with expression. Hang in there. Lots of us have been here, so we have an idea how you feel. Morning's coming.

Gorgeous.

[ashley]

This is incredible! I know this feeling well. You write about real emotions and I think that's why I love your poems so much. No flowery words or pretty pictures, just raw human feelings.
Fantastic! :D