tell me

how do I carry on
when my feet can no longer take another step?
how do I move forward
when my muscles hurt with every attempt
I tried to make by crawling my way out
how do I stay bright
when all the lights in me have been swallowed by the darkness

tell me
tell me how do I do all these
when all I want is just to end everything
and throw everything out of the window
flush everything down the drain

tell me
tell me
tell me

tell me how

- a.l