Five Minutes

Could I take five minutes, just for me

I need a break

away from this heartache

and misery

I need to see that things will get better

that the storm isn’t getting any wetter

that tomorrow could be bright

if I can just survive this night

Can I take just a few days?

escape from the torment that fills

like a glass left under a dripping tap

slowly filling to the brim, until it spills

flooding the gaps, my mind snaps

and mentally I crash

if I could please

just be released

from this internal disease

I'd be so happy I'd scream

in contentment, not fear or anger

I'd beam

May I be excused

I want to leave the world

for just a day or two

I'd return full again

recharged

with my heart enlarged

because my batteries are flat

I've used up my reserves

and now I'm out for the count

down, knocked out on the mat

If I could be just me

no need to speak

for just a week

no hope to seek, no bones that creak

maybe then, things would seem less bleak

and I could return

revitalised

reborn

is it too much to ask?

to want to feel less forlorn

lost and alone

I just need a few days peace

to decrease the pain, make the hurt cease

from this battle that rages

its waged on for ages

and I can no longer fight

not alone, the weight is too heavy

the chains too tight

so, can I have a break, just a beam of light

cracking through the clouds

would that be alright?

Thanks For Reading.

Peace & Love.

Kyle.