Work Text:
repeat
repeat
repeat
muscle memory
running through the motions
wake up
walk to school
self-reflect
laugh a bit
then cry later
talk down on yourself
maximize self-hatred
walk home
do homework
stare at your phone for hours
eat dinner
shower
do more homework
stare at your phone some more
go to bed too late
repeat
repeat
repeat
and while you sleep
dream of nothing good
dream of your death
occurring again and again
dream of good things
wake up and feel happy
and then realize it’s not reality
repeat
repeat
repeat
i am a broken record
stuck in a world devoid of life
spouting nonsensical words
with no one around
to put an end to my misery
repeat
repeat
repeat
one foot in front of the other
but i’m walking backwards
and i either lack a leg
because time moves so slow
or i have seven too many legs
because i’m running on overdrive
repeat
repeat
repeat
one step at a time
but each step gets higher
and then longer
until it takes hours
and hundreds of steps
to get up a single step
repeat
repeat
repeat
there is no escaping the vicious cycle
i was born
and i will die
repeat
repeat
repeat