Set Adrift

In the midst of tolerated frustrations

The constant tries of my patience

I close my eyes and set adrift

Tresses nestled delicately upon my eyelids

My fingers find lodging upon my cheekbones

My lips produce a slow groan

Numbness propels my mind into a cornucopia-filled astral travel

Whisking me away to intimate places tucked secretly in the inner cortex of my cerebral

Had me replacing the present with out-dated situations

Familiar individuals set out to deflower the pureness of my persona

Mundane frames with sinister, cynical tongues

Fighting constant battles of resurfaced, mental enigmas

I’m struggling to exhale

Mustering up the courage to gasp for air

I close my eyes and set adrift

My mynd moves faster than the earth spins

I feel as if I have spread myself too thin

Sterilizing lies that had me asphyxiated

Trying to instill in others to abide by the colors of their own palette

There is beauty in my imperfections

Stress surrounding me from every direction

My tears are not a sign of weakness, just a sign of my persistence

An admittance that soldiers shed tears too

I want to scream but my lips just don’t follow through

I wish I could sprout wings and fly away

Legs feeling like they want to give away

Instead of letting my emotions have their way, I close my eyes and set adrift