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The Undecipherables

I woke in the night "I've lost something" fright With amnesiastical thoughts I try to remember with all my might My bag is missing I can't remember the design Perhaps it became a butterfly and flew away I wake in the night "I'm in danger" fright With amnesiastical thoughts I try to save myself with all my might I don't know who I am Is that not the days musing? Where does it come from I think in the night "I'm unfixable" fright With amnesiastical thoughts I try to resolve with all my might There's nothing wrong Except I'm hard to please Obtaining then discarding hard won dreams I exist in the night "I'm in the wrong place" fright With amnesiastical thoughts I try to recalibrate with all my might I need to see myself through other eyes There need be nothing wrong I've succeeded and am sitting pretty I question quietly in the night "why am I not grateful" fright With amnesiastical thoughts I try to jolt myself awake

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Date: 8/2/2023 11:07:00 PM
This is very relatable, my mind wanders in the night with these thoughts as well, hard to quiet down...I like how you've put this together
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Date: 8/3/2023 9:30:00 AM
Night time thoughts can be the worst, I write poems now obviously rather than sit with thoughts x