A day off from myself

this room’s a little strange

& i’m like a stranger too, dear diary

i’m going mad,

there’s a monster under my bed

getting ready to eat

i can’t stand my own reflection anymore,

but the mirrors are patient

‘knock! knock! knock!’ on the window block

‘hey, raven, did you come for a talk?’

i need a day off from myself.

stealing the pieces,

fragments & glimpses of time

from underneath my pillow

i’m getting lost in between the walls

at home as it’s growing small

we never talked,

but you brought me a chalk

& i draw a cellar door on the floor

a few steps down the stairs

somewhere to the other place

i need a day off from myself.

in the darkness waits my other place

i need a day off from myself