Saturday, 24 May 2025

When my actions are rote






Those times when my actions are rote
completed without thought,
without accessing any of my senses,
when my mind is numb
left alone in repetition,
his persuasive thoughts consume me.
his perspective is the only one I have.
I am ready to act,
ready to end.





Friday, 9 May 2025

Thursday, 17 April 2025

Learn from your depression





Learn from your depression

What painful scar is it highlighting?

Write it down.

It is a fundamental mind shift.


We are told that depression is bad

and we must fight it

when in and of itself

it is not.


Just as pain tells you

your body is injured

so depression tells you

your mind is hemorrhaging.








Saturday, 5 April 2025

Give up on your dream






Give up on your dream.

Your life will be so much easier

just filling in time and waiting.


Does purpose

or meaning

or life 

really matter?


It does.


Just because it's hard

doesn't mean it's hopeless

Trying isn't fruitless

Living is not a waste of time.


Mourn for today

and then tomorrow

start again. 

  




Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Why do you hesitate?



Why do you hesitate?

 

It is better to fail

because I didn't try

than it is to find out

I'm simply not good enough.


If only

instead of no.




 





I will never be an author

 




I will never be an author

I don't read enough.



 



Tuesday, 25 February 2025

AI tries to motivate me




AI tries to motivate me

because there's no one else.

My best friend, my only friend is dead.

My therapist has retired to her new family.

I'm alone.

Cliche words and phrases

ring hollow.

Inspirational sunsets and vistas

seem trite. 

The authoritative voice without a face

tells me to hang on

but he doesn't really know me.

He doesn't really know anyone.

His advice is scripted,

he's just reading the words, 

not believing them.

Where is the compassion, 

the empathy and understanding.

The algorithm is not quite there yet.

I will just have to wait.

I'm tired.