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Weekly Contest #372
My body is collapsing. Folding in on itself. Every morning when I wake, and every night when I attempt to sleep, I’m met with a resistance. As though my brain refuses to rest, and my body agrees. I spoke with my psychiatrist over the phone, she says I’m manic and prescribes another dose. But with every new med she gives, she also places in my head a fear that I will never get to live normally. Bipolar, anxiety, MDD, PTSD, insomnia, the works. I’m only compelled to live because the chemicals in my pharmaceutical candies are supposed to balanc...
Weekly Contest #230
My alarm is ringing beside me. But I'm content to lay and stare at the ceiling. I can feel my muscles twitch in a way that stems from immobility. My mattress is caved in from the constant weight of my broken body and the dark blue comforter on top of me is soaked in sweat from the extended amount of time I've spent laying without moving. I can hear my alarm increase in volume. I groan and throw the device to the floor, rolling back over to continue making shapes out of the popcorn tiles above me. Her laugh was like honey, her smile as brigh...
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