busyinsultingthebirds

[busyinsultingthebirds]

They strapped me to a gurney

When they came to take me away.

I guess I should be grateful that they

weren’t literally men in white coats.

They were just men in white button-ups.

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[busyinsultingthebirds]

Stubbornly Depressed

I spent the day feeling sorry for myself. In the evening we left town. As we drove South, I looked sullenly out the window and skipped all the upbeat songs on the playlist. We passed a sign that said “Founded by God” and I smirked in spite of myself. I love a bold claim. The sky was grey, the buildings were grey, the leafless trees were a weird brown-grey. I let it feed my depression and wallowed in my sadness like a pig in the mud. Refusing to make an effort for my mental health feels so good sometimes. 

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