It is 2:43 am and I cant seem to fall asleep. I have so much on my mind that my brain wont cease to stop functioning for a short period of time. I find myself starting my organic chemistry pre-lab write-up and getting bored quickly because I am unsure of what the answers are. So I will try reading now to bore myself into sleep. I doubt that will work too because my mind will tell me I have to keep going in order to stay on top of all the work I still have to complete. I am hungry.
It might just be that I cant sleep because I am lonely. I hate my stupid bed. Its so.... what's the appropriate word? Empty? Cold? I have no idea how to describe how big it seems to feel. I curl up against the wall hoping that I wont realize it will still be empty when I wake up.
My post secret is up. I heard people in the hallway asking questions about it throughout the week. I wanted to speak up and explain what it meant however my bravery was lacking monday through friday it seemed. I could not just tell them it was mine and the name was his. HIS.... see I still cant say it out loud. Not even to myself. That is a sad thought. Its like I am avoiding the truth. Avoiding something that can and has hurt me.
I think I need a counselor.
I can try to fight it on my own but everyone around me suffers. Partners, lovers... friends. Some try to understand but I am so scared to speak about it. When I think, nightmares rush in like a pack of wild dogs to an injured feline. They are swift to make their move and finish off the hopeless animal. I refuse to be that injured cat. I refuse to show just how screwed up I really am inside. Will my consistent thoughts consume me? I can only hope that I will prevail.
Struggling with them is all I know. How long have I done this for? 8 1/2 years? 9? Some thoughts are more than I can bare. I am struggling to catch my breath even now, door locked, knife under my pillow.... safe. From who? I think I am more afraid of myself. I know that if it were to happen again and I was armed with a weapon, I would only turn it on myself because I could never hurt another human being. And I know I could not live with the trauma all over again. I am still a coward to this day. And that thought brings tears to my eyes.