This casual “hey,”
is too heavy for me,
to hold with one hand.
A dense weight
pressing down. Invisible,
self sabotage,
close crashes and perhaps
sometimes, on purpose.
It dawns on me—
To those with quiet confidence
held tight by self-doubt.
To the ones hidden,
preaching to themselves,
about themselves
hoping to be heard.
Simply suffocating into
this existence.