sad person, dysphoric and sunken.
picks a label with hope and belief
treacherous idea, foreign and painful.
give me a reason to keep pushing
imprinted boldly, bright and jolly
let me feel loved and seen
burdened existence, charred and chilling.
don't fall out of line yet
unrecognisable body, coerced and bruised.
maybe effort could fix it all
lonely days, dazed and exhausted
losing grip on my reality
shallow imprint, feeble and masked
dwindling energy and losing hope
false beliefs, shattered yet upheld
using a flag that doesn't feel home
fading ideals, faint yet repeated
wielding flesh only for reaffirmation
unknown hands, crying yet holding
the mirror reflects someone else
wiped, erased
with friction and wear
faded
an unintelligible label.