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Uncomfortable Comfortability

June 22, 2024
By vbokaria SILVER, Scarsdale, New York
vbokaria SILVER, Scarsdale, New York
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I can’t sleep.


I lay awake at night staring at the empty ceiling,

As if I’m waiting for it to talk.


My eyes and brain are at a war,

I’m so tired but my mind won’t shut off,

I just want to fall asleep,

Except I don’t.


Going to bed means waking up and

Waking up means I have to face another day.
I don’t even want to think about having to face tomorrow,

And the fact that after tomorrow,

There are so many more tomorrows after that.


Naps have turned into my best friend,

I don’t have to worry about waking up in a new day,

After a nap, I wake up in the same day,

A day I’m familiar with.


An uncomfortable comfortability.


The author's comments:

 
This piece is about the struggle of not being able to sleep at night. It talks about a person who is lying awake, staring at the ceiling, feeling tired but unable to turn off their mind. They dread going to bed because it means facing a new day, and they're overwhelmed by the thought of many more days to come. Naps are a temporary escape because they wake up in the same day, which feels more manageable. It's a feeling of uneasy comfort


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