Friday, February 20, 2026

The Quiet 2AMs

One year after thirty and here I am again

Realizing I’m still scared to sleep alone

It’s not only the scary thought in the dark

But in the realization that my surroundings is turned off

The light is dimmed and I lay on my own

My mind goes wildly everywhere

Especially to deep, complex feelings, that I forget during the day.

Tears that drop voluntarily, carrying mysterious weight

Clumps of tissues, not knowing its roots 


Is it the changes in work that challenge my need to be labeled capable?

Is it realizing I have PTSD even from being broke?

Or is it the fact that besides not having a safety net financially, now the emotional is also officially gone?

My parents? Friends? Loneliness that is probably in my DNA?

Or maybe, just maybe

It’s the fact that I tried to play my guitar yesterday, for the first time after all these months

And just listened to “Sparks” during my night shower

In which I thought of writing something about ‘from matching tattoos to complete strangers’

Just before looking at the blueprint?

I mean what the fuck? 



I made my choice, typical over rare spice

Sounds cliché and yet very logical

I am hungry for two different highs

And I took the tangibles over natural 


Call me shallow, or even a materialist

But I like this sense of power and rises

Intimidating, and always on the list

Even if it includes questioning my life choices 


Convincing myself I am decent

Tattooing another reminder

That I shall live in the moment

And it will only get better

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