The Universe of A Mind Collection Pt. 1
- Shelby Salerno
- Jun 16, 2018
- 2 min read

Avoidance at its Due
Temptation to no longer contemplate
Shut down
Shut off
Book o
Mind off
I seek consolation in the lamest of ways
And yet closing my eyes feels so sweet
Suddenly my fluttering lids feel heavy
And my work less important though I feel the pressure persist on my chest like- tomorrow it is due,
It is due k
To Do is due
I figure Dos
In dues
And so Life is due for a makeover
A Constant refresher
Organization in the midst of pressure
But I remain ridden with anxiety
Of things to come and uncertainty
Sputtering up my spine with bliss between its teeth while mine chatter
While I would much rather
Sink and sleep
Sink and sleep
Slink and seep
Sleep and sleep
To wake up brave with the sun
And discover the ultimate findings
The sort of life changing, deep in the blood sensation that shakes this aching depression would be-
But I would much rather sink and sleep
Because to wake up tomorrow would mean I made it through today at all
At all I did
I did it all
Its all I did
At did I all
But truly who does not but the dead?
I should not be impressed with my waking
Still I am, am I still in my breathe a human?
I question this body when questions ensue
throughout, without this darkness am I?
And then some, in the dawn of dusk
The dawn of dusk
The dusk of dawn
Rising, falling
Falling, rising
Stand up, I command, stand up my legs!
Still my legs, they beg for rest
Rest, rest, rest, always until I slink into a sleep so profound I can no longer speak
No speech
Speak none
My speech
Speak little
By little, chiseled in habits break down too
So choose
So choose
Choose so
So choose
Avoidance at its End
And so life is due for a makeover:
A constant refresher,
A cool, cucumber water sipper
Within reach,
Where fingers may ease about the dew
And finally
I am beyond avoidance;
Beyond yet not gone,
Gone yet not beyond
All the while I am not undone
I free
Like sockless feet padding through a river of sweet grass
I feel
As a well laid upon carpet occupied by a homey existence
I feed
Like a treasure just about to be discovered.
I am beyond avoidance
Beyond yet not gone
And though it will strike again
I sense the beyond will never be gone.
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