I'm Tired [vent/free write]

by Kuro   May 7, 2011


I can barely hold my eyes open.
Coffee and energy drinks,
They hold me up.
But its only a temporary fix.
It's hard to function when you're tired
Friends and family urge me to stay awake.
I don't see why; I just want to sleep.
Everything seems like a waste of energy.
There are only fumes left in the tank.
I'm running on empty.

I'm tired.

I dont want to fight it anymore.
No more loud music and red bull.
Let's call it a night.

If life is just one long process
Of getting tired...
Then I've been sleepwalking for years.

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  • 13 years ago

    by Sylvia

    Yes it is sometimes easier to just give up on life than fight to live. Life is a struggle for all us at times, but don't ever give up, it will get easier. I consider it God's way of testing us, to see how we handle those struggles, to become a survivor. Well done.

  • 13 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    From the sounds of it there is a deeper mening to this poem then just what the words
    potray. Sometimes its just so easy to give in
    to life's impossibilities rather then fight..I can
    understand...take care.

  • 13 years ago

    by Jad

    This poem is very simplistic in nature and I am sure many people can relate to the message of your poem with different interpretations. You could think of this as a emotional stress and you just want it all to end or maybe troubles in life and you want to pretend their no there. Many different interpretations that all have a good message. I like the poem as it did flow well and the words were easy to understand and comprehend. The stanza formating was good as well. You had some good imagery in this poem which help me to picture things as I read which added to the overall visualizes.

    In all, you have written a thought provoking poem that makes me wonder what I do when I start to get tired of staying up, or emotional problems, or whatever else I can compare it to. You are very talented and this poem only shows that. I hope you continue to write and that you ever increase your skills at writing. Great job and keep writing!

  • 13 years ago

    by White Orchid

    Excellent! Well, I how interpret this one is you are just so emotionally drained by something and when it gets to that point all you feel like doing is sleeping, it is funny how if we laugh and are happy then it is better for our health and if we are emotionally drained it isn't good for us, but sometimes sleep does us good. I can totally relate to this poem and sometimes you just need to sleep and dream to escape reality. But we must have hope, because in the future something wonderful is going to happen when all these things we MUST endure now will completely fade away and all of our problems will be dissolved and we will live forever in peace and happiness, so then the feeling of being tired will just go away. But this poem is something all of us can relate to. Very nice work. :)