What if I say, I don’t care anymore?

What if I say it not in rage,

But in the hush of giving up?

What if I say life means nothing?

What if I say the meaning?

Has melted like sugar in stormwater?

What if I say I’m ready to give up?

What if I say it without fireworks,

Just the flicker of lights going out?

What if I say, I’m tired?

What if I say sleep no longer heals,

And even dreams have deadlines?

What if I say things don’t make sense?

What if I say logic is a rope

That keeps slipping from my fingers.

What if I say, the heart feels heavy?

What if I say it sinks

Before it even starts to swim?

What if I say, I don’t see the light?

What if I say the tunnel’s a loop

With no exits, just echoes?

What if I say I’m numb?

What if I say I miss feeling,

Even the painful kind?

What if I say, I don’t see the purpose?

What if I say the compass broke

And no one noticed?

What if I say it’s all a dream?

What if I say I’m the only one awake

In a world that’s sleepwalking?

What if I say, one day I’ll wake up?

And everything will be different.

What if I say

That hope is the only lie

I’m still willing to tell?

Image: AI generated

May 2025