August 19, 2026

a wave of a big sad
is threatening to crash down
upon me

and i’m just standing
here on the beach
waiting
waving back
not prepared
but still aware
it’ll hit
and then i may be
pulled
away
from the safety of the shore

[but i do love oceans
and maybe there’s something there
to explore?]

August 18, 2026

ok
ok
yesterday and last night
were rough
were
depression

but this morning doesn’t feel nearly as
helpless
lifeless
hopeless

i hope it’ll stay that way;
i feel on a razor’s edge
and either side of me is
despair

[but hey, i’ve been taking tightwire classes, so
i should be better both physically and metaphorically
at balancing

here]