I want to get drunk
and hide
in my solitude
Away from
prying eyes
and the judgmental
I want to tell myself
that I’m special
that I’m good
Shades of paranoia fill
the dark brown coffee
I drown in
Gray skies or blue
when I look the sky tells me
what my world must be
if I don’t look out at the world
it can be
whatever I want it to be
Time is irrelevant
life is just
a series of tasks
One by one
they are done
and time passes
– Mani