Complementary Colors
Too many thoughts one moment
little to none the next
Sometimes I think I studied
for the completely wrong test.
My thoughts race so fast
that my conscious brain can't keep up
Then a couple days later
it all turns to mush.
Sometimes I don't wanna be myself
being me is so tiring,
switching from one extreme to another...
Sometimes I even find myself to be frightening.
empty or full.
passionate or dull.
all brain or just skull.
win the money or pay the toll.
I'm purple and yellow,
I'm red and I'm green,
I'm complimentary colors -
and nothing in between.
I'm underwhelmed and I'm bored,
I crave chaotic stress…
My leg bounces and my hands shake
My brain is empty yet anxious.
A couple months ago I had so much creativity,
I'd stay up till 3 am every night
writing stories and doing art
using pen and paintbrush to describe
all my tales from the past
about lovers who didn't last,
and all my ideas about the now -
in my opinions I could've drowned.
And for the future I dreamed
about all the things and places I could be…
Hyper manic or just manic -
the cause of a superfluous brain.
I was mad and volcanic -
I'd even call myself insane
Never bored and always bothered
by petty shit or nothing really
I created so much content -
everything came so easily.
But then gradually things began to shift
up or down or all around
I couldn't tell you the difference
except that now my brain doesn't make a sound…
and all I have is the faint remembrance.
