the walls feel like closing in,
the air is too heavy to breathe.
eyes burn due to unacknowledged tears.

as i lay down on my bed,
my head filled with thoughts of past
hits the soft pillow.

crawling like a reptile,
they let themselves in.
univited guests, they are
and yet i find no way to show them out.

i’m trapped once again
in a labyrinth i created myself.
does it ever scare you
that you’re caged in your thoughts?

i let my eyes close,
and the destructive thoughts run wild,
and once again a mayhem is unleashed,
until i’m tired and eventually give in to sleep.

-Awditi